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Roman Jackobson
Roman Jackobson
- The markedness principle, which states that some elements are more marked
than others.
- The theory of binary distinctive features, which states that all phonological
elements can be described in terms of two opposing values.
- The theory of prosodic features, which suggests that certain features are
related to the prosodic organization of language.
- The theory of moraic structure, which states that syllables are composed of
moras rather than segments.
- The theory of distinctive feature geometry, which describes how features are
organized in a hierarchical structure.
- The theory of distinctive features, which forms the basis for their approach to
phonology.
- The concept of rules, which are the basic units of description in their theory.
- The concept of phonological universals, which are the general principles that
apply to all languages.
- The concept of rule ordering, which determines the order in which rules apply.
- The concept of prosodic categories, which are used to describe the structure of
words and sentences.
- The theory of transformational grammar, which is the basis for their approach
to phonology.
- The concept of surface and deep structures, which are different levels of
representation in the theory.
- The concept of rules and rule schemata, which are used to describe the
structure of language.
- The concept of underspecification, which is the idea that certain features are
not explicitly represented in the phonological representation.
- The concept of feature geometry, which is a way of organizing features into
hierarchical structures.
BULIAMINU ODUNAYO
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