Metathesis: Database and Theory Development Project

[9809732] hume这个项目的重点是meta - thesis，即声音相互转换位置的过程。因此，在一串声音中，我们期望两个声音的线性顺序是……xy……，我们发现…yx....虽然不像同化或声音删除这样的过程那么常见，但规则的复元仍然是跨语言共时系统中一个规则的语音过程，因此反驳了普遍认为的复元是零星和不规则的观点。此外，初步研究表明，通过考虑到感知轻松，对广泛元化背后的动机的统一解释是可能的。然而，关于共时系统中可能发生的所有复合，复合在什么条件下适用，知觉因素是否能够解释所有情况，以及复合如何与影响音结构的其他过程相互作用，缺乏基本的知识。这一信息对于发展一种预测理论是至关重要的。这对于音系理论的发展也是至关重要的，因为如果没有对人类语言中可能的基本音系过程的清楚理解，就不可能发展出一种声音系统的解释性理论。因此，该项目的目标是双重的：首先，编制一个经证实的复元案例的综合数据库；第二，发展一种预测性和约束性的meta理论。

9809732HumeThe focus of this project is on metathesis, the process whereby sounds appear to switch positions with one another. Thus, in a string of sounds where we would expect the linear ordering of two sounds to be ...xy..., we find instead ...yx.... While less common than processes such as assimilation or sound deletion, regular metathesis nonetheless occurs as a regular phonological process in synchronic systems cross-linguistically, thus countering the commonly-held view of metathesis as sporadic and irregular. Moreover, preliminary research suggests that by taking into account considerations of perceptual ease, a unified account of the motivation behind a wide range of metatheses is possible. However, basic knowledge is lacking concerning the full range of metatheses that are possible in synchronic systems, under what conditions metathesis applies, whether perceptual factors are able to account for all cases, and how metathesis interacts with other processes affecting sound structure. This information is critical to the development of a predictive theory of metathesis. It is also of crucial importance for the advancement of phonological theory since without a clear understanding of the fundamental phonological processes possible in human language, developing an explanatory theory of sound systems is impossible. The goal of this project is thus two-fold: first, to compile a comprehensive database of attested metathesis cases; and second, to develop a predictive and constrained theory of metathesis.