방법동화

Abstract

This paper aims to explain Korean Manner Assimilation in terms of the optimality theory. Manner Assimilation divides into Nasalization and Lateralization. Data of nasalization and lateralization are presented along with traditional and early generative analyses. They are discriptively well defined and analyzed but do not get the explanatory adequency. Optimalitic approach shows that the manner assimilation is not the phonological rule proper, but results from the interaction of various universal constraints such as SyllCon, ICC, Max and so on. Some counterexamples are also explained with new constraints.