Abstract / Description of output
This chapter argues for the role of probabilistic enhancement in phonologization through computational simulation of an ongoing sound change in Seoul Korean. Two challenges faced by a phonologization model of sound change are addressed: explaining which cues are selected for phonologization, and explaining why phonologization is often accompanied by dephonologization. It is proposed that cues are targeted for enhancement as a probabilistic function of their statistical reliability in signaling a contrast. Simulation results using empirically derived cue values are taken to support the idea that loss of contrast precision may drive the phonologization process.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Origins of Sound Change |
Subtitle of host publication | Approaches to Phonologization |
Editors | Alan Yu |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 228-246 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-19-957374-5 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Phonetics
- Phonology
- Korean
- statistical modeling
- simulation