Rising and falling diphthongs in Romance languages: A study of the phonological string
This article discusses the phonological status of diphthongs and their role in the melodic and rhythmic organization of vowel and consonant sequences. We examine the nature of rising diphthongs and their distribution in relation to syllabic structure. Structural approaches, such as GP, admit only f...
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This article discusses the phonological status of diphthongs and their role in the melodic and rhythmic organization of vowel and consonant sequences. We examine the nature of rising diphthongs and their distribution in relation to syllabic structure. Structural approaches, such as GP, admit only falling diphthongs, insofar as only these respect the governing relation within the nucleus or rhyme, which requires the head to be on the left. However, rising diphthongs are widespread in languages and are subject to similar distributional constraints as falling diphthongs. The latter, in turn, also show realizations different from those generally considered canonical in the literature, such as English [ai] of my. Furthermore, not only rising but also falling diphthongs can occur in closed syllables. We argue for a model capable of unifying the treatment of diphthongs, aiming to achieve at least a descriptive adequacy. We adopt a CVCV approach, which aims to account for the organization of phonetic sequences and the licensing relations between vowels (and consonants) based on the melodic strength of the vowels.
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| spelling | doaj-art-085fa1058b924781857d4bd2fdbe06462025-01-21T05:13:36ZengThe John Paul II Catholic University of LublinLingBaW2450-51882024-12-011010.31743/lingbaw.18019Rising and falling diphthongs in Romance languages: A study of the phonological stringLeonardo M. Savoia0Benedetta Baldi1University of Florence University of Florence This article discusses the phonological status of diphthongs and their role in the melodic and rhythmic organization of vowel and consonant sequences. We examine the nature of rising diphthongs and their distribution in relation to syllabic structure. Structural approaches, such as GP, admit only falling diphthongs, insofar as only these respect the governing relation within the nucleus or rhyme, which requires the head to be on the left. However, rising diphthongs are widespread in languages and are subject to similar distributional constraints as falling diphthongs. The latter, in turn, also show realizations different from those generally considered canonical in the literature, such as English [ai] of my. Furthermore, not only rising but also falling diphthongs can occur in closed syllables. We argue for a model capable of unifying the treatment of diphthongs, aiming to achieve at least a descriptive adequacy. We adopt a CVCV approach, which aims to account for the organization of phonetic sequences and the licensing relations between vowels (and consonants) based on the melodic strength of the vowels. https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/LingBaW/article/view/18019Diphthongsstressed nucleusCVCV modelrelations in the sequencephonological theory |
| spellingShingle | Leonardo M. Savoia Benedetta Baldi Rising and falling diphthongs in Romance languages: A study of the phonological string LingBaW Diphthongs stressed nucleus CVCV model relations in the sequence phonological theory |
| title | Rising and falling diphthongs in Romance languages: A study of the phonological string |
| title_full | Rising and falling diphthongs in Romance languages: A study of the phonological string |
| title_fullStr | Rising and falling diphthongs in Romance languages: A study of the phonological string |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rising and falling diphthongs in Romance languages: A study of the phonological string |
| title_short | Rising and falling diphthongs in Romance languages: A study of the phonological string |
| title_sort | rising and falling diphthongs in romance languages a study of the phonological string |
| topic | Diphthongs stressed nucleus CVCV model relations in the sequence phonological theory |
| url | https://czasopisma.kul.pl/index.php/LingBaW/article/view/18019 |
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