出版社：Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto
摘要：In this paper we will discuss some problems which arise in a theory of phonology which assumes a version of underspecification theory such as that found in Kiparsky (1982) and a model of segment structure along the lines proposed in McCarthy (1988) (see also Clements (1985), Sagey (1986)). The major focus of the paper is on the underspecification of articulator features with particular reference to the Coronal node. We set out a theory of underspecification which is constrained by universal markedness conditions and a node activation condition. This theory is concerned with how segments come to be specified rather than how they come to be underspecified. Thus the problem for the language learner is one of building up representations consistent with universal markedness conditions and the Node Activation Condition.
