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A phonological perspective on locus equations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 1998

William J. Idsardi
William J. Idsardi
Affiliation:
Department of Linguistics, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716-2551 [email protected] www.ling.udel.edu/idsardi/
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Abstract

Locus equations fail to provide adequate abstraction to capture the English phoneme /g/. They also cannot characterize final consonants or their relation to pre-vocalic consonants. However, locus equations are approximately abstract enough to define the upper limit on phonological distinctions for place of articulation. Hence, locus equations seem to mediate phonetic and phonological perceptual abilities.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 270 - 271
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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