In this paper, we show that a high-ranking syllable contact constraint is the driving force
behind the well-known nasalization and lateralization phenomena in Korean. Previous …

Korean has a large inventory of expressive words, known as" ideophones", that describe
sounds, colors, odors, tastes, shapes, textures, appearances, gestures, actions, and …

This paper investigates the process of word-final consonant cluster simplification in Québec
French. Three categories of clusters are distinguished:(1) those that may be reduced in all …

This study is about the interplay between phonology and other two modules of grammar--
morphology and syntax. The purpose of the study is to demonstrate that failures of some …

The purpose of this dissertation is to offer a uniform account of several controversial
phenomena in the consonantal phonology of modern Korean. The first part of this …

In this dissertation, I examine various phonological phenomena affecting vowels that occur
in the Kyongsang dialect of Korean, and provide new analyses in the framework of non …

This paper revisits the well-known opacity caused by the interaction of post-obstruent
tensification and coda cluster simplification in Korean and suggests a new class of data that …

Tak, Jin-young. 2007. A Uniform Analysis of Tensification in Korean: An Optimality
Approach. Korean Journal of Linguistics 00-0, 000-000. The present study analyzes various …

Tak, Jin-young. 2001. Opacity in Korean: A Sympathy Approach. Korean journal of
Linguistics. 26-3, 587602. The purpose of this paper is to account for opacity effects toward …

The purpose of this study is to analyze certain Korean and English phonological processes
and to examine sound replacement in L2 learners using Direct Optimality Theory (DOT) …