DYNAMIC PHONETIC DETAIL IN LEXICAL REPRESENTATIONS

Christo Kirov & Adamantios Gafos
Department of Linguistics, New York University

ID 1694
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A dynamical model of phonetic detail is presented. The model is compared to an exemplar-based model, which has been shown to offer an account of (presumed) frequency-dependent lenition processes. The dynamical model is shown to account for the same lenition patterns. However, there is a key difference. In contrast to the exemplar model, the dynamical model is inherently temporal. This provides a handle on the temporal dimension of assembling phonological representations.