Ko Young-Jin(1995). [cor] underspecification in FG. Linguistics vol 3. Such phonologists as Pulleyblank (1986), Archangeli & Pulleyblank(1986), Archangeli(1988)introduce the underspecification theory to Feature Geometry(FG). In coronals, unmarked and ...
Ko Young-Jin(1995). [cor] underspecification in FG. Linguistics vol 3. Such phonologists as Pulleyblank (1986), Archangeli & Pulleyblank(1986), Archangeli(1988)introduce the underspecification theory to Feature Geometry(FG). In coronals, unmarked and universal segments, Feature Geometry does not have any place features as a terminal feature of the place node, so it has no place node also. The FG explains naturally some questionable phonological processes as coronal assimilation, vowel harmony. and consonant liaison. The attachment of [cor] underspecification to FG is useful. However, it has serious problems also to analyze some phonological processes. For example, vowel harmony does not always occur across coronals, in some cases the medial consonants are not coronals. In this case [cor] underspecification is useless. And it is doubtful to explain the resyllabification of the preceding complex segments coda as a following syllable onset and non-transparency of coronals in Korean umlaut and some Korean vowel harmony. Finally, this paper is not content with only showing some problems of [cor] underspecification in FG, steps further, suggests some alternations to the [cor] underspecification. It is replaced by spreading and delinking for coda neutralization and assimilation, by Grave node as a subordinate node of the place node for Korean umlaut, by segregation of vowel and consonant place nodes for vowel harmony, and by conflation of vowel and consonant place nodes for some phonological processes concerning adjacent consonants and vowels.