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The Phonology Of Texmelucan Zapotec Verb Irregularity, Charles H. Speck
The Phonology Of Texmelucan Zapotec Verb Irregularity, Charles H. Speck
Theses and Dissertations
The phonological rules governing Texmelucan Zapotec verb allomorphy are presented here as part of the phonological component of a generative grammar of the type conceived of by Chomsky and Halle but modified by Stampe, Rhodes and others. This modified theoretical framework has been referred to as natural phonology. Basic to the theory of natural phonology is Stampe's observation that two distinctive types of phonological principles operate in natural languages: natural processes which are innate and rules which are learned. The natural phonemic level is seen to relate to these principles.
In section 1: Lower Level Phonology, those principles which operate …