<I>Tratti binari e tratti monovalenti nella rappresentazione delle vocali

The paper deals with the nature of segmental primitives. Although the conception of features as binary units has dominated phonological literature for decades, it has been challenged in convincing ways by the alternative theory according to which primitives are monovalent units. The paper compares t...

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Main Author: Laura Bafile
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Published: Università degli Studi di Ferrara 2019-12-01
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description The paper deals with the nature of segmental primitives. Although the conception of features as binary units has dominated phonological literature for decades, it has been challenged in convincing ways by the alternative theory according to which primitives are monovalent units. The paper compares the two aforementioned approaches by focusing on the representation of vowels. I will argue in favour of the unarist conception through a discussion of data concerning vowel harmony and metaphony in Italo-Romance varieties
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spelling doaj-art-b45e851286eb412b85f3248997681f3e2025-08-20T03:32:23ZdeuUniversità degli Studi di FerraraAnnali Online dell'Università di Ferrara. Sezione Lettere1826-803X2019-12-01XIV1129https://doi.org/10.15160/1826-803X/2207<I>Tratti binari e tratti monovalenti nella rappresentazione delle vocaliLaura BafileThe paper deals with the nature of segmental primitives. Although the conception of features as binary units has dominated phonological literature for decades, it has been challenged in convincing ways by the alternative theory according to which primitives are monovalent units. The paper compares the two aforementioned approaches by focusing on the representation of vowels. I will argue in favour of the unarist conception through a discussion of data concerning vowel harmony and metaphony in Italo-Romance varietiesbinary features – element theoryvowelsvowel harmonymetaphony
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<I>Tratti binari e tratti monovalenti nella rappresentazione delle vocali
Annali Online dell'Università di Ferrara. Sezione Lettere
binary features – element theory
vowels
vowel harmony
metaphony
title <I>Tratti binari e tratti monovalenti nella rappresentazione delle vocali
title_full <I>Tratti binari e tratti monovalenti nella rappresentazione delle vocali
title_fullStr <I>Tratti binari e tratti monovalenti nella rappresentazione delle vocali
title_full_unstemmed <I>Tratti binari e tratti monovalenti nella rappresentazione delle vocali
title_short <I>Tratti binari e tratti monovalenti nella rappresentazione delle vocali
title_sort i tratti binari e tratti monovalenti nella rappresentazione delle vocali
topic binary features – element theory
vowels
vowel harmony
metaphony
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