Aspects of Phonological Theory
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Aspects of Phonological Theory is a seminal work in generative linguistics that helped shape modern phonological theory within the Chomskyan framework.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aspects of Phonological Theory canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9655119 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aspects of Phonological Theory Context triple: [Paul Postal, notableWork, Aspects of Phonological Theory]
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A.
Generative Phonology: Description and Theory
Generative Phonology: Description and Theory is a foundational textbook in theoretical linguistics that systematically presents the principles and methods of generative phonology.
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B.
Phonology in Generative Grammar
Phonology in Generative Grammar is a foundational textbook that systematically presents the principles and methods of generative phonology within the framework of modern linguistic theory.
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C.
“How Abstract is Phonology?”
“How Abstract is Phonology?” is a seminal linguistic paper by Paul Kiparsky that critically examines the level of abstractness appropriate in phonological representations within generative phonology.
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D.
“Lexical Phonology and Morphology”
“Lexical Phonology and Morphology” is a foundational linguistic work by Paul Kiparsky that develops a theory integrating phonological rules with morphological structure in a stratified lexicon.
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E.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aspects of Phonological Theory Target entity description: Aspects of Phonological Theory is a seminal work in generative linguistics that helped shape modern phonological theory within the Chomskyan framework.
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A.
Generative Phonology: Description and Theory
Generative Phonology: Description and Theory is a foundational textbook in theoretical linguistics that systematically presents the principles and methods of generative phonology.
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B.
Phonology in Generative Grammar
Phonology in Generative Grammar is a foundational textbook that systematically presents the principles and methods of generative phonology within the framework of modern linguistic theory.
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C.
“How Abstract is Phonology?”
“How Abstract is Phonology?” is a seminal linguistic paper by Paul Kiparsky that critically examines the level of abstractness appropriate in phonological representations within generative phonology.
-
D.
“Lexical Phonology and Morphology”
“Lexical Phonology and Morphology” is a foundational linguistic work by Paul Kiparsky that develops a theory integrating phonological rules with morphological structure in a stratified lexicon.
-
E.
The Sound Pattern of English
The Sound Pattern of English is a foundational 1968 work in generative phonology by Noam Chomsky and Morris Halle that systematically analyzes the phonological component of grammar within the framework of transformational-generative linguistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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linguistics monograph ⓘ work on phonology ⓘ |
| academicContext | Chomskyan framework ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | linguistics ⓘ |
| author | Paul Kiparsky ⓘ |
| contribution |
clarified the relation between underlying and surface forms
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developed principles of rule ordering in generative phonology ⓘ helped shape modern phonological theory within the Chomskyan framework ⓘ influenced subsequent work in generative phonology ⓘ provided formal analyses of phonological alternations ⓘ |
| field |
generative linguistics
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phonology ⓘ theoretical linguistics ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly work ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
derivational phonology
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phonological rule ⓘ rule ordering ⓘ surface representation ⓘ underlying representation ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea | formal analysis of sound systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
later generative phonology research
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the development of constraint-based phonology ⓘ the development of lexical phonology ⓘ the study of phonological rule interaction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Morris Halle
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Noam Chomsky ⓘ The Sound Pattern of English ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
advanced students of linguistics
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linguists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Chomskyan generative grammar
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generative phonology ⓘ |
| topic |
abstractness in phonology
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constraints on rule application ⓘ counterfeeding and counterbleeding ⓘ feeding and bleeding relations ⓘ morphophonemics ⓘ opacity in phonology ⓘ phonological derivations ⓘ phonological rules ⓘ prosodic structure ⓘ rule ordering ⓘ stress assignment ⓘ structure-preserving rules ⓘ surface representation ⓘ syllable structure ⓘ underlying representation ⓘ |
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Instruction
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