Tonology of Daegu Korean and an OT solution

Abstract

The phonemes of this dialect are as follows: short vowels /i,ɯ,u,e,o,ɔ,a/; long vowels/i:,ɯ:, u:,e:,o:,ɔ:,a:/; semivowels /w,j/; consonants /p,ph,p’,t,th,t’,ʧ,ʧh,ʧ’,k,kh,k’,m,n, ŋ,s,s’,h,r/. The syllable structure in Daegu Korean, and maybe also in other Korean languages, can be represented by a basic structure like CGVC, in which C stands for consonants, G for glides or semi-vowels, and V for vowels. V is believed indispensable, and all other elements are optional.