**國立清華大學語言所九十七學年專題演講一**
『清大語言所暨中研院語言所』 南島語學程系列演講之四
演講者: 葉詩綺 (清華大學語言學研究所博士生)
演講題目: Vowel/glide distinction and syllabic position in Southern Paiwan
時間: 2008.10.1 (星期三) 中午12:30
地點: 語言所研討室(B305室)
演講綱要:
Southern Paiwan is an endangered Austronesian language spoken in the southmost mountain areas of Taiwan. Although Ho (1977, 1978) has posited the phonemic distinction between vowels and glides in Paiwan, details are still needed to be explored. An extreme view has treated glides as non-phonemic in languages where the vowel/glide alternation is predictable (Levin 1985, Rosenthall 1994, among others). However Levi (2004) argues that phonemic glides do exist in some languages. This paper examines the behavior of vowels and glides at surface, and argues for the phonemic distinction between them in Southern Paiwan based on the patterns of morphophonemic alternations, stress and syllabification. The converging phonological evidence suggests that some surface glides are purely phonemic while others are derived from vowels. Moreover, the syllabic status of phonemic vowels and glides will be discussed.