Phonological explanation in the theory of phonetics: the distributional frequency of half-nasal consonants

Herbert, Robert K

Phonological explanation in the theory of phonetics: the distributional frequency of half-nasal consonants

dc.contributor.author	Herbert, Robert K
dc.date.accessioned	2016-06-13T18:30:15Z
dc.date.available	2016-06-13T18:30:15Z
dc.date.issued	1978-05
dc.description.abstract	The past several years have witnessed a significant increase in the role accorded explanation within linguistic theory. There have been numerous attempts to explain linguistic phenomena on all levels of analysis by reference to linguistic and extralinguistic factors. This concern is not novel. The direction it has taken presently, however, can be traced to a dissatisfaction with the very formal and abstract conceptualization of explanation within early generative grammar. In this paper, I would like to consider briefly the present status of explanation in the area of intersection between phonology and phonetics and to suggest that just as we have come to recognize the perils of a phonetics-free theory of phonology, there can be no such phonology-free theory of phonetics.	en_US
dc.description.refereed	Yes	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Herbert, R. K. (1978). Phonological explanation in the theory of phonetics: the distributional frequency of half-nasal consonants. Calgary Working Papers in Linguistics, 4(Spring), 27-44.	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/29002
dc.identifier.issn	2371-2643
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1880/51271
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.publisher.department	Linguistics	en_US
dc.publisher.faculty	Arts
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en_US
dc.subject	Linguistics	en_US
dc.subject	Phonology	en_US
dc.subject	Phonetics	en_US
dc.title	Phonological explanation in the theory of phonetics: the distributional frequency of half-nasal consonants	en_US
dc.type	journal article