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'''Rule feature''' is a type of diacritic feature which triggers (or blocks) the application of a phonological rule. This feature is usually assumed to account for irregular word formation. | '''Rule feature''' is a type of diacritic feature which triggers (or blocks) the application of a phonological rule. This feature is usually assumed to account for irregular word formation. | ||
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Alternations such as ''foot:feet'', ''goose:geese'' and ''tooth:teeth'' can be accounted for by assuming that the words ''foot, goose'' and ''tooth'', have a rule feature [+U] which triggers the phonological umlaut rule. | Alternations such as ''foot:feet'', ''goose:geese'' and ''tooth:teeth'' can be accounted for by assuming that the words ''foot, goose'' and ''tooth'', have a rule feature [+U] which triggers the phonological umlaut rule. | ||
| − | + | == Links == | |
| − | + | *[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Rule+feature&lemmacode=362 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |
| − | [http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Rule+feature&lemmacode=362 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | ||
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* Chomsky, N. and M. Halle 1968. ''The Sound Pattern of English,'' Harper and Row, New York. | * Chomsky, N. and M. Halle 1968. ''The Sound Pattern of English,'' Harper and Row, New York. | ||
* Kenstowicz, M. and C. Kisseberth 1979. ''Generative Phonology: Description and Theory,'' New York: Academic Press. | * Kenstowicz, M. and C. Kisseberth 1979. ''Generative Phonology: Description and Theory,'' New York: Academic Press. | ||
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Definition
Rule feature is a type of diacritic feature which triggers (or blocks) the application of a phonological rule. This feature is usually assumed to account for irregular word formation.
Example
Alternations such as foot:feet, goose:geese and tooth:teeth can be accounted for by assuming that the words foot, goose and tooth, have a rule feature [+U] which triggers the phonological umlaut rule.
Links
References
- Chomsky, N. and M. Halle 1968. The Sound Pattern of English, Harper and Row, New York.
- Kenstowicz, M. and C. Kisseberth 1979. Generative Phonology: Description and Theory, New York: Academic Press.
- Zonneveld, W. 1978. A Formal Theory of Exceptions in Phonology, Peter de Ridder Press, Lisse.
