Vowel Harmony in Turkish: Problems with Generative and Autosegmental Approach

This paper discusses the treatment of vowel harmony, particularly in Turkish. Although notable for its typological utility in classifying languages, vowel harmony exhibits less of an agreement among phonologists than meets the eye despite the general feeling that vowel harmony is a well-understood c...

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Main Author: Nurcan Hacıoğlu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dilbilim Derneği (The Linguistics Association) 1994-02-01
Series:Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi
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Online Access:http://dad.boun.edu.tr/download/article-file/273986
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spelling doaj-art-f9d9e91fe1b845a1a1e6d84e8029bc2f2025-01-02T03:41:08ZengDilbilim Derneği (The Linguistics Association)Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi1300-85522587-09391994-02-0151288304Vowel Harmony in Turkish: Problems with Generative and Autosegmental ApproachNurcan HacıoğluThis paper discusses the treatment of vowel harmony, particularly in Turkish. Although notable for its typological utility in classifying languages, vowel harmony exhibits less of an agreement among phonologists than meets the eye despite the general feeling that vowel harmony is a well-understood category of processes in the literatüre. This paper also traces the historical progression of debate and shows how different analyses may be applied in the treatment of vowel harmony.http://dad.boun.edu.tr/download/article-file/273986phonologyvowel harmony
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Vowel Harmony in Turkish: Problems with Generative and Autosegmental Approach
Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi
phonology
vowel harmony
title Vowel Harmony in Turkish: Problems with Generative and Autosegmental Approach
title_full Vowel Harmony in Turkish: Problems with Generative and Autosegmental Approach
title_fullStr Vowel Harmony in Turkish: Problems with Generative and Autosegmental Approach
title_full_unstemmed Vowel Harmony in Turkish: Problems with Generative and Autosegmental Approach
title_short Vowel Harmony in Turkish: Problems with Generative and Autosegmental Approach
title_sort vowel harmony in turkish problems with generative and autosegmental approach
topic phonology
vowel harmony
url http://dad.boun.edu.tr/download/article-file/273986
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