The Lexical Phonology of Slovak

Having both a descriptive and a theoretical purpose, this book is the first full phonological description of Slovak, a language spoken by some four-and-a-half million people in Central and Eastern Europe. It is also a study of the theories of lexical, autosegmental, and prosodic phonology, with a particular emphasis on syllable structure. In a synthesis of these two aims, the author demonstrates how the theories can be integrated in a description of a single language. Part One: Background 1. Theoretical Backgroung 2. Slovak Phonology: Background 3. Morphology Part Two: Cyclic Rules 4. Palatalization: Derived Environment Rules 5. Melody - Skeleton Interaction: The Yers 6. Skeleton-Syllable Interaction 7. Syllable Structure Part Three: Noncyclic Rules 8. Postcyclic Rules 9. Postlexical Rules 10. Conclusions