The Lexical Phonology of Slovak [Hardcover]

Having both a descriptive and a theoretical purpose, this book is the first full phonological description of Slovak, a language spoken by some four-and-a-half million people in Central and Eastern Europe. It is also a study of the theories of lexical, autosegmental, and prosodic phonology, with a particular emphasis on syllable structure. In a synthesis of these two aims, the author demonstrates how the theories can be integrated in a description of a single language.

Part One: Background
1. Theoretical Backgroung
2. Slovak Phonology: Background
3. Morphology
Part Two: Cyclic Rules
4. Palatalization: Derived Environment Rules
5. Melody - Skeleton Interaction: The Yers
6. Skeleton-Syllable Interaction
7. Syllable Structure
Part Three: Noncyclic Rules
8. Postcyclic Rules
9. Postlexical Rules
10. Conclusions

Rubach's analyses are ingenious....Rubach's monograph offers the phonologist an insightful view of a challenging body of data. For the Slavist it should provide motivation to take another look at Slovak. --Slavic Review