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An Introduction to Harmonic Serialism
Author(s) -
McCarthy John J.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
language and linguistics compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 44
ISSN - 1749-818X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-818x.2010.00240.x
Subject(s) - typology , linguistics , harmonic , assimilation (phonology) , optimality theory , stress (linguistics) , computer science , phonology , acoustics , philosophy , history , physics , archaeology
Harmonic Serialism is a derivational version of Optimality Theory. This article describes the principles of Harmonic Serialism and the arguments for it. Evidence is drawn from the typology and other properties of various phonological phenomena: stress, syncope, assimilation, and positional neutralization.