Csilla Rákosi:
Inconsistency in two approaches to German affricates. Part 1: The Basic Inconsistency of German Affricates in Wurzel’s approach
Abstract:
Linguistics lacks clear methodological guidelines which could be made use of whenever one faces a contradiction. The basic inconsistency of German affricates provides an instructive example of the problems emerging from this situation. This paper aims to reveal why Wurzel’s eclectic framework, applying both notions of structuralist phonology and SPE, yields an irresolvable inconsistency. CV phonology raised the hope that the latter could be void of the shortcomings characterising earlier approaches. The continuation of this paper, Rákosi (2014) will be devoted to the analysis of Prinz & Wiese’s (1991) approach.
