2012/09/26 by Muhamad Sediq Zahedi, Batool Alinezhad, Vali Rezai · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Mathematics · #Artificial intelligence #Computer science #Consonant #Consonant cluster #Diverse Musicological Studies #Generalization #Linguistics #Markedness #Mathematics #Natural language processing #Optimality theory #Perspective (graphical) #Phonology #Phonotactics #Ranking (information retrieval) #Sonority hierarchy #Speech recognition #Syllable
paper · pdf · doi:10.5539/ijel.v2n5p72
openalex publication_date 2012/09/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26
The aim of this article is to study Sanandaji consonant clusters in relation with their conformity to the principle of sonority sequencing. Analyzing the data provided in this paper, we found out that, of the three kinds of consonant clusters existing in all languages, only core clusters—clusters that conform to the sonority sequencing principle (SSP)—are found in Sanandaji, and therefore the arrangement and combination of segments to make syllables in this dialect of Kurdish is absolutely governed by the SSP. Applying principles of Optimality Theory on the data, the relative ranking of syllable structure constraints is determined, the outcome of which is deriving surface phonotactic patterns through the interaction of markedness and faithfulness constraints.