The Generative and the Structuralist Approach to the Syllable

Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One
	1.1 The Internal Structure of the Syllable
		1.1.1 Extrasyllabic Consonants
	1.2 Syllabification and Morphology
	1.3 The Underlying Representation and the Surface Representation
	1.4 Universality and Diversity
Chapter Two
	2.1 An Outline of the Theory
		2.1.1 The Affix Rule
		2.1.2 The Potential Vowel Rule
		2.1.3 Anti-Allomorphy
		2.1.4 Complex Sounds
	2.2 The General Theory of Complex Segments
		2.2.1 Feature Geometry
		2.2.2 A Complex Segment in Duanmu’s Theory
		2.2.3 A Consonant Cluster or a Complex Segment?
	2.3 Word-initial and Word-final Clusters in English and in Slovak
		2.3.1 What is a Consonant Cluster?
		2.3.2 Consonant Clusters in English
		2.3.3 Consonant Clusters in Slovak
	2.4 A Phonemic Complex-sound Analysis of the Word-initial CC Clusters
		2.4.1 A Phonemic Complex-sound Analysis of the English Word-initial CC Clusters
		2.4.2 A Phonemic Complex-sound Analysis of the Slovak Word-initial CC Clusters
	2.5 A Phonetic Complex-sound Analysis of the Word-initial CC Clusters
		2.5.1 A Phonetic Complex-sound Analysis of the English Word-initial CC Clusters
		2.5.2 A Phonetic Complex-sound Analysis of the Slovak Word-initial CC Clusters
		2.5.3 Do Complex Sounds Exist?
	2.6 The CVX Syllable Theory and the English Language
		2.6.1 A Single-slot Analysis of the Word-initial Consonant Clusters in English
		2.6.2 The Analysis of the Word-final Rhymes in English
		2.6.3 The Syllable Boundaries in the English Word-medial Consonant Clusters
	2.6.4 Summary
	2.7 The CVX Syllable Theory and the Slovak Language
		2.7.1 A Single-slot Analysis of the Word-initial Consonant Clusters in Slovak
		2.7.2 The Analysis of the Word-final Rhymes in Slovak
		2.7.3 The Syllable Boundaries in the Slovak Word-medial Consonant Clusters
		2.7.4 Summary
Chapter Three
	3.1 The Three-dimensional Phonological Representation
	3.2 The Syllable Structure Algorithm
		3.2.1 The Syllable Structure Algorithm in English
			3.2.1.1. The Analysis
		3.2.2 The Syllable Structure Algorithm in Slovak
			3.2.2.1. Some Special Issues of Slovak Phonology
				3.2.2.1.1 Is Slovak ‘ j’ a glide?
				3.2.2.1.2 The Problem of the Slovak ‘v’
			3.2.2.2. The Analysis
		3.2.3 The Sonority-based Analysis
			3.2.3.1. The Sonority-based Analysis of the Word-initial CC and CCC Consonant Clusters in English
			3.2.3.2 The Sonority-based Analysis of the Word-initial Consonant Clusters in Slovak
				3.2.3.2.1 The Sonority-based Analysis of the Initial CC Clusters in Slovak
				3.2.3.2.2 The Sonority-based Analysis of the initial CCC Clusters in Slovak
				3.2.3.2.3 The Sonority-based Analysis of the initial CCCC Clusters in Slovak
		3.2.4 The Sonority and the Structure of the Syllable
		3.2.5 The SSA and Monosyllabic Words
			3.2.5.1 The Analysis of the English Monosyllabic Words
			3.2.5.2 The Analysis of the Slovak Monosyllabic Words
	3.3 Summary
Chapter Four
	4.1 On the Universality of the CVX Syllable Theory
	4.2 On the Universality of the SSA in Lexical Phonology
Chapter Five
	5.1 Ferdinand de Saussure and the Syllable
	5.2 The Syllable in the Prague School of Linguistics
Chapter Six
	6.1 General Outline
	6.2 The Syllable and the Synthetic Phonological Theory
	6.3 The Criteria for the Syllabification
		6.3.1 The Interface of the Semantic and the Phonic Part of a Linguistic Sign
			6.3.1.1 The Sample Analysis of the Slovak Language
			6.3.1.2 The Sample Analysis of the English Language
		6.3.2 The Transgressive Nature of Consonants
			6.3.2.1 The Sample Analysis of the Slovak Language
			6.3.2.2 The Sample Analysis of the English Language
		6.3.3 The Criterion of Coarticulation
			6.3.3.1 The Sample Analysis of the Slovak Language
			6.3.3.2 The Sample Analysis of the English Language
		6.3.4 The Degree of Stricture
			6.3.4.1 The Sample Analysis of the Slovak Language
			6.3.4.2 The Sample Analysis of the English Language
		6.3.5 The Phonotactics of the given Language and Kury????owicz\'s Rule
			6.3.5.1 The Sample Analysis of the Slovak Language
			6.3.5.2 The Sample Analysis of the English Language
		6.3.6 The Frequency Criterion
			6.3.6.1 The Sample Analysis of the Slovak Language
			6.3.6.2 The Sample Analysis of the English Language
		6.3.7 The Power of Syllable Welds
			6.3.7.1 The Sample Analysis of the Slovak Language
			6.3.7.2 The Sample Analysis of the English Language
	6.4 The Complex (Synthetic) Approach to the Syllable Structure
		6.4.1 The Sample Complex Analysis
			6.4.1.1 The Analysis of the Slovak Word
			6.4.1.2 The Analysis of the English Word
		6.4.2 The Syllable and the Different Levels of Abstraction
Chapter Seven
	7.1 The Syllabification of the Sample Words
	7.2 Different and the Same
	7.3 Final Remarks
Conclusions
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Appendix 6
Appendix 7
Appendix 8
Bibliography
Author Index
Subject Index