Vowel harmony in Manchu

A critical overview

Bibliographic Data

ID10141353
AuthorsJosh Ard (University of Michigan, corresponding author)
Year1984
Volume20
Issue1
Pages57-80
Publication date1984-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Linguistics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-2267 • E-ISSN: 1469-7742
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022226700009853
OpenAlexW2029255809
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited9

The history of generative accounts of vowel harmony in Classical Manchu is discouraging. The early treatments (Vago, 1973; Odden, 1978; Finer, 1979) assumed the wrong type of vowel harmony (front vs. back rather than relative height harmony). Hayata (1980) proposed the correct type, but was unable to justify it adequately within the generative framework. These shortcomings are due to deficiencies in the practice of generative phonologists. To demonstrate the correct type of vowel harmony in Classical Manchu requires considerations of (1) the actual surface representation and/or (2) facts in related dialects and languages. Neither type of evidence is frequently used in the practice of generative phonologists, although the former is almost always valued in theory. An implication is that attempts to improve phonology must weigh practice as well as theory

Art · Generative grammar · Harmony (color · Linguistics · Optimality theory · Phonology · Vowel · Vowel harmony · Computer Science · Language and cultural evolution · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research

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