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Aspect Of The Phonology Of Yukuben
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1.6.1 THE STRUCTURE OF GENERATIVE PHONOLOGY
According to Hyman (1975:80), phonological structure is an abstract
phonemic representation, which postulates the rules that are derived
from various surface realizations. In postulating the underlying form at
the systematic phonemic level from which surface alternatives have
systematic relationship termed linguistically significant
generalizations, there are three representations in GP, they are
highlighted and explained below:
UNDERLYING REPRESENTATION (UR)
Underlying representation is the non-predictable parts of words. It is a
form with abstract representation existing in the linguistic competence
of a native speaker.
PHONOLOGICAL RULES
Phonological rules are predictable rules. According to Hyman (1975),
they are derivational sequence of items from an underlying level to a
phonetic level.
Example of phonological rule is the rule that inserts
a vowel to break a sequence of consonant (consonant cluster) in Yoruba.
It cab be written thus:
i.e. Ø V/C C
Ø [+syll.] / [+cons] [+cons]
PHONETIC REPRESENTATIONS
According to Hyman (1975), it represents possible pronunciation of forms in the realization of speech and at the surface level.
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