This dissertation proposes a novel theory of the phonology-morphology interface called
Optimal Interleaving (OI). OI is based on Optimality Theory with Candidate Chains (OT-CC) …

Schwa is often characterized as a weak or reduced vowel. This is based on a number of
generalizations about the cross-linguistic behavior of schwa: Schwa is the outcome of …

Moraic theory standardly syllabifies geminates in a coda-onset configuration whereby the
coda bears a mora. Initial geminates pose a serious problem for the theory since word …

The goals of this dissertation are twofold. First, I attempt to provide a phonological
characterization of nasals, nasalized segments, and processes of nasalization. Second, I …

This paper considers the state‐of‐the‐art in the (generative) study of Dutch word stress. In
the past 25 years, consensus has been reached on a number of properties of the Dutch …

The quality of vowels in French depends to a large extent on the kind of syllables they are in.
Tense vowels are often in open syllables and lax vowels in closed ones. This generalisation …

One of the fundamental problems for constraint-based theories of phonology is the issue of
opacity: a phonological process applies where it should not, or does not apply where it …

What is the relationship between phonetics and phonology? Are phonological features
innate and universal, and do they have fixed phonetic correlates? These questions have …

In the theoretical literature, it is generally assumed that place names are morphologically
simplex, at least from a synchronic perspective. This derives from the observation that …

This thesis presents an approach to phonological computation and representation which
combines the tenets of substance-free phonology, a framework which implies that …