Language change in progress : unstressed vowel deletion in standard Modern Greek
Part of : Γλωσσολογία ; Vol.7-8, 1988, pages 177-191
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According to the theory of generative phonology, a basic type of sound change is the addition of a phonological rule to the grammar of a language. Typically, this type of change is found in the grammar of speakers who make the application of the rule optional at first. However, data from a modified adult grammar can become the input to a grammar incorporating the added rule as obligatory. Since a rule addition in this framework is also associated with the notion of removal of an absolute prohibition against the rule, it is generally the case that evidence of the new rule can be found in restricted environments at first. The present study discusses a case of such a rule addition to the grammar of standard Modern Greek from a metrical phonology point of view.
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