Chapter published in:
Sonic Signatures: Studies dedicated to John Harris
Edited by Geoff Lindsey and Andrew Nevins
[Language Faculty and Beyond 14] 2017
► pp. 101–116

Underlying representations and Bantu segmental phonology

Advances in output-oriented derivational theory are progressively subverting the notion of an underlying-surface distinction in phonology. Moreover, categorical patterning in languages’ sound systems can no longer be taken as immediate proof that phonological or phonetic forms are themselves represented in terms of categorical entities. (Harris 2007: 137)
Keywords: underlying representations, morphophonemics, alternations, phonological rules, allomorphy, generalizations
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Bantu [d] ~ [l] alternations
  • 3.Lusoga [p] ~ [ɣ] alternations
  • 4.Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 30 November 2017
https://doi.org/10.1075/lfab.14.c6
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