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examine in detail the vowel system of Mono, which appears to contradict a universal by
having more height distinctions in back vowels than front vowels. Finally, I discuss
distributional restrictions between consonant and vowels as well as allophonic variation.
Chapter 3 deals with tone. I provide evidence of contrast between the three
distinct level tones, and discuss the interpretation of phonetic contour tones. In addition, I
discuss both the lexical and grammatical functions of tone within the language. The latter
function is touched on briefly in this chapter, but is discussed in detail in Chapter 7.
Chapter 4 deals with the two secondary articulations which occur in Mono:
labialization and palatalization. I discuss several possible interpretations of these two
phenomena.
Chapter 5 deals with syllable structure. Of particular interest is a process which
prevents complex onsets in which a liquid occurs in the second consonantal position.
Chapter 6 documents the canonical forms of the major grammatical categories of
Mono. I discuss a word minimality condition which applies to the major grammatical
categories, as well as the interpretation of glottal stop which accounts for an apparent gap
in the inventory of verbal word patterns.
Chapter 7 deals with the morphology of Mono. First, I discuss the morphological
properties of the major grammatical categories in Mono, including prefixation,
reduplication, and suprasegmental modification. Then, I discuss phonological alternations
which may apply across morpheme or word boundaries. Of interest are the implicational
restrictions on which features are allowed to spread.
Chapter 8 provides acoustic phonetic data informing our understanding of Mono
phonology in at least two ways. First, this phonetic data provides instrumental
verification of the phonetic transcription. Second, the phonetic data provides more detail
concerning the precise nature of the individual sounds. Phonemic analysis concerns itself
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