Contribution to Book
Phonology, Optimality Theory: Modern Hebrew
Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics
(2013)
Abstract
This encyclopedia entry shows how Optimality Theory (OT hereafter; Prince and Smolensky 1993) may be applied to the phonology of Modern Hebrew, treating the spirantization of the 'bgdkpt' consonants as a case study.
Keywords
- phonology,
- optimality,
- Modern Hebrew,
- spirantization,
- variation
Disciplines
Publication Date
2013
Editor
Geoffrey Khan
Publisher
Brill
ISBN
978-90-04-17642-3
Publisher Statement
This is not an official publisher's offprint, but rather the author's final draft of the publication.
Citation Information
Michal Temkin Martinez. "Phonology, Optimality Theory: Modern Hebrew" LeidenEncyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics Vol. 3 (2013) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/michal_martinez/19/