Non-Pitch Exponents of Accent and Structure in Japanese.

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Some Japanese examples of several common phonological phenomena (whispered vowels, nuclear friction, and consonant-vowel articulation) are examined. The segmental and transformational characterizations of these and related phenomena are reassessed and it is shown that by paying more careful attention to phonetic detail and abandoning conventional preconceptions about phonological segmentation, the diverse mechanisms used in previous analyses can te replaced by a more coherent, parsimonious, and empirically faithful a:count. This account combines the conceptual content of the prosodic phonology of J. R. Firth with the formal resources of unification grammars, and makes reference to a number of temporal/structural domains or units, including the mora and syllable, but not the segment. A 67-item bibliography is included. (MSE) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the originid document. *********************************************************************** -ff tro CL BEST COPY AVAILABLE 2, U.S INIPAIITVII4T Of ECKICATION Office of Educational Rea eaten and Inquovernent EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) his docurnenl has been reproduced IS received from the person or oiganitalion originating pi Minor changes Piave been made Io improve repr0OutliOn Qualify Points of we* of opinions waled in Phis docit men! do noll necessarily repreilenl Official OEM position or policy NON-PITCH EXPONENTS OF ACCENT AND STRUCTURE IN JAPANESE'

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