Finite-state phonology in HPSG

Steven Bird

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Finite-state phonology in HPSG

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Attention on constraint-based grammar formalisms such as Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar (HPSG) has focussed on syntax and semantics to the exclusion of phonology. This paper investigates the incorporation of a non-procedural theory of phonology into HPSG, based on the 'one-level' model of Bird & Ellison (1992). The standard rule-representation distinction is replaced by the description-object distinction which is more germane in the context of constraint-based grammar. Prosodic domains, which limit the applicability of phonological constraints, are expressed in a prosodic type hierarchy modelled on HPSG's lexical type hierarchy. Interactions between phonology and morphology and between phonology and syntax are discussed and exemplified.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 14th conference on Computational linguistics-Volume 1
Pages	74-80
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3115/992066.992081
Publication status	Published - 1992
Externally published	Yes

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