Chapter 1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of contents – overview vii
3. Table of contents – detail ix
4. 1 Editorial note: two volumes xxxix
5. 2 Foreword xliii
6. 3 How to use this book liii
7. 4 Conventions used in this book lv
8. PART ONE: WHAT IS CVCV?
9. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
10. Chapter 2. Open versus closed syllables in CVCV 7
11. Chapter 3. A unified theory of vowel – zero alternations 81
12. Chapter 4. Alternating vowels are present in the lexicon 87
13. Chapter 5. The beginning of the word: “#” CV 95
14. Chapter 6. The Coda Mirror 117
15. Chapter 7. Consequences of the Coda Mirror: no confusion between Government and Licensing anymore 149
16. Chapter 8. A syntax of phonology 181
17. Chapter 9. Lateral relations are head-final: length in phonology 249
18. Chapter 10. Syllabic and trapped consonants in CVCV 283
19. PART TWO: WHY CVCV ?
20. Chapter 1. Introduction 365
21. Chapter 2. Principles of argumentation I: disjunctive contexts 369
22. Chapter 3. Principles of argumentation II: representations and their function 371
23. Chapter 4. Principles of argumentation III: generality of processes 405
24. Chapter 5. Principles of argumentation IV: a better solution for extrasyllabicity than extrasyllabicity 415
25. Chapter 6. Argument One 459
26. Chapter 7. Argument Two 469
27. Chapter 8. Argument Three 473
28. Chapter 9. Argument Four 495
29. Chapter 10. Argument Five 519
30. Chapter 11. Argument Six 597
31. Chapter 12. Argument Seven 625
32. Chapter 13. Argument Eight 665
33. Chapter 14. Argument Nine 691
34. Chapter 15. Argument Ten 707
35. General Conclusion 745
36. Appendices 749
37. References 779
38. Subject Index 825
39. Language Index 841