Minimal specification
Harry van der Hülst · Edinburgh University Press eBooks · 2020
In this chapter I will address the following issues: Redundancy and default: are predictable (i.e. redundant) elements underspecified, and what about elements that are contrastive? In other words, is there a role for (contrastive and radical) underspecification in RcvP? Markedness: how does RcvP express markedness? What is ‘markedness’ in RcvP? Minimal specification: given that underspecification plays a role in RcvP, how are minimal (i.e. maximally underspecified) representations determined? Phonological activity: can redundant or default properties be phonologically active? Constraints: which types of constraints can be formulated to restrict the set of possible segments to precisely those that occur in a given language?