The arch not the stones: Universal feature theory without universal features

There is a growing consensus that phonological features are not innate, but rather emerge in the course of acquisition. If features are emergent, we need to explain why they are required at all, and what principles account for the way they function in the phonology. I propose that the learners’ task...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: B. Elan Dresher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2015-04-01
Series:Nordlyd: Tromsø University Working Papers on Language & Linguistics
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlyd/article/view/3412