Multi-Input Strict Local Functions for Tonal Phonology
- Jonathan Rawski (Stony Brook University)
- Hossep Dolatian (Stony Brook University)
Abstract
This paper presents an automata-theoretic characterization of the typology of attested tonal patterns using enriched data structures. We generalize the Input Strictly Local class of functions to consider multiple inputs of tonal and segmental strings, and find that the associated strictly local multi-tape transducers successfully capture tonal typology. Links between automata-theoretic and logical characterizations of phonological expressivity showcase the tradeoffs in data structure and locality in the expressivity of phonological computation.
Keywords: subregular, phonology, tone, autosegmental, mathematical linguistics
How to Cite:
Rawski, J. & Dolatian, H., (2020) “Multi-Input Strict Local Functions for Tonal Phonology”, Society for Computation in Linguistics 3(1), 245-260. doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/scil.1204
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