On the Evaluation of Competing Analyses in Historical Phonology: Naturalness, Minimality, and the Case of the Armenian /erk/.

Picard, Marc

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ERIC Number: EJ416682

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1990

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On the Evaluation of Competing Analyses in Historical Phonology: Naturalness, Minimality, and the Case of the Armenian /erk/.

Picard, Marc

Language Sciences, v12 n1 p85-99 1990

Argues that the most important constraints on any proposed sound change are naturalness and minimality. Examples from Western Romance languages are provided to show how these principles can be applied to the best advantage, and a new solution is proposed to the problem of /erk/ from *DW in Armenian. (27 references) (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Armenian, Diachronic Linguistics, Error Analysis (Language), Language Variation, Linguistic Theory, Phonology, Romance Languages, Uncommonly Taught Languages

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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