BIČAN, Aleš. Distributional unit: Hypothesis and testing. In Axiomatic Functionalism: Theory and Application (eds. Aleš Bičan - Paul Rastall). Bern: Peter Lang, 2011, p. 103-142. ISBN 978-3-0343-1033-8.
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Original name Distributional unit: Hypothesis and testing
Authors BIČAN, Aleš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Bern, Axiomatic Functionalism: Theory and Application (eds. Aleš Bičan - Paul Rastall), p. 103-142, 40 pp. 2011.
Publisher Peter Lang
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Original language English
Type of outcome Chapter(s) of a specialized book
Field of Study 60200 6.2 Languages and Literature
Country of publisher Switzerland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14210/11:00055963
Organization unit Faculty of Arts
ISBN 978-3-0343-1033-8
Keywords in English phonotactics; distribution; Czech; axiomatic; functionalism; syllable
Tags rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: PhDr. Aleš Bičan, Ph.D., učo 64391. Changed: 18/3/2012 10:04.
Abstract
The chapter deals with one of the most innovative contributions of Axiomatic Functionalism to phonological theory: distributional unit. The unit is meant to be a model which can be effectively used for description of the phonotactics of languages. It is defined as a relational network of positions with the latter being a slot where a phoneme can stand and be replaced by other phonemes or left out (replaced by zero). The chapter discusses the motivation and justification of this concept with reference to the syllable which is another concept used in phonotactics but has proven inadequate. In the latter part of the chapter the efficiency of the distributional unit is illustrated on Czech.
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