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Linglib.Theories.Phonology.FeatureGeometry

Feature Geometry @cite{clements-1985} @cite{sagey-1986} #

Hierarchical organization of phonological features following the standard feature geometry model. The tree synthesizes three sources:

The flat classification predicates in Features.lean (isMajorClass, isPlace) do not exactly correspond to any single geometric node — see the subsumption theorems below.

Class nodes in the feature geometry tree.

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      All geometric nodes.

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        Does node n dominate node m? Reflexive-transitive closure of the parent relation, unrolled to depth 3 (the tree's maximum depth).

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          Each terminal feature maps to its dominating class node.

          • Root: [syllabic], [consonantal], [sonorant], [approximant], [nasal], [delayedRelease], [tap], [trill]
          • Laryngeal: [voice], [spreadGlottis], [constrGlottis]
          • Supralaryngeal: [continuant]
          • Labial: [labial], [round], [labiodental]
          • Coronal: [coronal], [anterior], [distributed], [lateral], [strident]
          • Dorsal: [dorsal], [high], [low], [front], [back], [tense]
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            Does node n dominate the node that feature f belongs to?

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              Features dominated by node n — a natural class in the feature-geometric sense: the features that pattern together under processes targeting n.

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                Can feature f spread under node n? True when f is dominated by n.

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                  Does delinking node n remove feature f? True when n dominates f's node and n is not Root (delinking Root = deleting the segment).

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