Total assimilation in Persian phonology : a modified contrastive specification account
Joint Authors
HajjMuhammadi, Muhammad
Alinezhad, Batul
Rafiei, Adil
Source
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 9 (30 Sep. 2020), pp.250-259, 10 p.
Publisher
Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
Publication Date
2020-09-30
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Research Article Total Assimilation in Persian Phonology: A Modified Contrastive Specification Account Authors Mohammad Hajimohammad Ph.D.
Candidate in Linguistics at the University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Batool Alinezhad Associate Professor in Linguistics at the University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Adel Rafiei Assistant Professor in Linguistics at the University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran Abstract Nowadays the main stream in the most fields of linguistics including phonology is minimalism and redundancy removing, which derives from the principle of the economy of language.
The advent of under specification theory in the late 19th century can be considered as the beginning of redundancy removing in the domain of phonology.
During recent decades different versions of under specification such as Radical Under specification, Contrastive Specification and Modified Contrastive Specification (MCS) have been presented.
Modified Contrastive Specification (MCS), which is the finding of Toronto Phonology School is based on Contrastive Hypothesis in which a contrastive hierarchy is applied to specify the contrastive features.
It is believed that only contrastive features are specified in phonological representations and redundant values never exist in underlying representations.
This paper aims to present a novel analysis of total assimilation process in terms of the manner of articulation in consonant clusters having the structures of –st and –zd in Persian which is an active process in phonology of Persian.
Working within the framework of the MCS, through drawing a contrastive hierarchy for phonological features, this paper leads to this conclusion that the feature [continuant] in Persian consonants is a contrastive feature so by spreading this feature, the coronal stops /t/, /d/ assimilate to fricatives /s/ and /z/ respectively.
To represent contrast and markedness in this system, we have proposed a contrastive hierarchy of [son] > [lab] > [cont]> [voiced] for consonants involved in the process of total assimilation in Persian.
American Psychological Association (APA)
HajjMuhammadi, Muhammad& Alinezhad, Batul& Rafiei, Adil. 2020. Total assimilation in Persian phonology : a modified contrastive specification account. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation،Vol. 3, no. 9, pp.250-259.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1498088
Modern Language Association (MLA)
HajjMuhammadi, Muhammad…[et al.]. Total assimilation in Persian phonology : a modified contrastive specification account. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation Vol. 3, no. 9 (2020), pp.250-259.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1498088
American Medical Association (AMA)
HajjMuhammadi, Muhammad& Alinezhad, Batul& Rafiei, Adil. Total assimilation in Persian phonology : a modified contrastive specification account. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 9, pp.250-259.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1498088
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 258-259
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BIM-1498088