Canonical phonology and criterial conflicts: relating and resolving four dilemmas of phonological typology
Abstract: Typologists strive to compare like with like, but four dilemmas make this challenging in phonology: (1) the non-uniqueness of phonological analysis; and the existence of (2) multiple levels of analysis; (3) multiple theories of phonology; and (4) analytical interdependencies between phonological phenomena. Here I argue that the four dilemmas can be coherently related, and then addressed together. I introduce the concept of criterial conflicts, derived from notions in canonical typology. Criterial conflicts arise in the presence of an unexpected pairing of properties that pulls an analysis in two directions. This contradictory pull and its resolution in different directions leads by various paths to the four dilemmas. Concrete strategies are then discussed for countering the common, underlying problem. I observe that criterial conflicts are well handled by factorial analysis (i.e., multiple normalization) and multivariate analysis, but not by simple normalization. Illustrative examples are taken from the canonical typology of segments.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
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Canonical phonology and criterial conflicts: relating and resolving four dilemmas of phonological typology ; volume:27 ; number:2 ; year:2023 ; pages:267-287 ; extent:21
Linguistic typology ; 27, Heft 2 (2023), 267-287 (gesamt 21)
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Round, Erich R.
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10.1515/lingty-2022-0032
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023070814094250184171
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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