An Analysis of Persian Phonology Based on Feature Geometry Framework

زبانشناسی و گویش های خراسان

Article 4, Volume 4, Issue 7, September 2013   

Document Type: علمی - پژ‍وهشی

DOI: 10.22067/lj.v4i7.24961

Authors

Azam Estaji^* ; Soheila Noorbakhsh Beidokhti

Abstract

Feature geometry, which is a basic assumption in current phonology, is concerned with the notion that the features are not an unstructured set, but are arranged hierarchically into a constituent structure tree. According to evidences in different languages, various models have been set forth on feature geometry framework. Exploring Persian phonological data and digging up evidences accordingly, this article tries to ascertain the model of feature geometry which would best characterize Persian phonological system.

Keywords

: phonological features; articulator; feature geometry; syllable; vowel harmony