The CVX Theory of Syllable. A Single-Slot Analysis of the Initial Consonant Clusters in English and in Slovak
The CVX Theory of Syllable. A Single-Slot Analysis of the Initial Consonant Clusters in English and in Slovak
Author(s): Renáta GregováSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: CVX theory; consonant clusters; complex sound; feature specification
Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the results of the research verifying the proposed universal nature of the CVX theory of syllable. The character of the word-initial clusters in English and in Slovak has been evaluated in terms of three basic concepts of the so-called morphological approach to syllable structure as introduced by Duanmu (2009). The data indicates that while in English all onset clusters form a complex sound or can be explained by morphology, in Slovak the number of possible word-initial clusters is much higher, their structure is more heterogeneous and not all of them can be accounted for by morphology.
Journal: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov, Series IV: Philology & Cultural Studies
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 205-212
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English