A Reexamination of the Feature [Sonorant]: The Status of 'Sonorant Obstruents'

Abstract

This paper argues for a feature called Sonorant Voive (SV), which replaces the traditional feature [sonorant]. It is underlyingly present in all sonorants and in obstruents that function as sonorants within a system. This feature differs from [sonorant] in several ways