The Nature of Phonological Domains

In this talk I explore the repercussions of cyclic syntax and phonological spell-out for the nature of phonological boundaries and underlying phonological representations. I argue that within a fully modular phonological computational system we can account for the domains of phonological operations without appealing to representational tools such as the Prosodic Hierarchy. We will see how a linear phonological system can account for the restrictions on phonological patterns seen in Ojibwe, Italian, and English, and will see how such a system solves the longstanding cross-linguistic problem of Bracketing Paradoxes.