Eintrag

Titel

Phonological Analysis at the Word Level: The Role of Corpora

Personen

Renate Raffelsiefen, Anja Geumann

Jahr

2018

Typ

Aufsatz

Verlag

Heidelberg University Publishing

Ort

Heidelberg

Seiten

289 - 312

In

Grammar and Corpora 2016

URI

https://ids-pub.bsz-bw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/7477

Sprache(n)

Deutsch

Schlagwörter

Phonetik
Vokal

Abstract

Notions such as “corpus-driven” versus “theory-driven” bring into focus the specific role of corpora in linguistic research. As for phonology with its intrinsic focus on abstract categorical representation, there is a question of how a strictly corpus-driven approach can yield insight into relevant structures. Here we argue for a more theory-driven approach to phonology based on the concept of a phonological grammar in terms of interacting constraints. Empirical validation of such grammars comes from the potential convergence of the evidence from various sources including typological data, neutralization patterns, and in particular patterns observed in the creative use of language such as acronym formation, loanword adaptation, poetry, and speech errors. Further empirical validation concerns specific predictions regarding phonetic differences among opposition members, paradigm uniformity effects, and phonetic implementation in given segmental and prosodic contexts. Corpora in the narrowest sense (i.e. “raw” data consisting of spontaneous speech produced in natural settings) are useful for testing these predictions, but even here, special purpose-built corpora are often necessary.

https://grammis.ids-mannheim.de/bdg/101265