VARIATION, CHANGE AND PHONOLOGICAL THEORY -- Editorial page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- Balancing Data and Theory in the Study ofPhonological Variation and Change -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Phonological background -- 2.1 Non-linear generative phonology -- 2.2 Optimality Theory -- 3. Accounting for variation and change in historical linguistics,dialectology and sociolingu -- 4. The relevance of linguistic structure for the study of variation andchange -- 5. The relevance of variation and change for phonological theories -- 5.1 The direct relevance of variation data for developing theories -- 5. 1.1. The role of external structure -- 5.1.2 The exploitation of databases -- 5.1.3 The inclusion of probability mechanisms -- 5.2 The empirical testing of theories and models -- 5.3 The emergence and structure of language continua -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Deriving Variation from Grammar -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The problem -- 2.1 Short stems and the stress factor -- 2.2 Long stems and the sonority factor -- 2.3 Long stems and the alternating weight factor -- 2.4 Summary -- 3. Variation in Optimality Theory -- 4. The universal grammar of syllable prominence -- 5. Analysis -- 5.1 Categorical predictions -- 5.2 Summary of categorical predictions -- 5.3 Quantitative predictions -- 6. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Co-Occurrence Restrictions between Linguistic Variables -- 1. Introduction -- 2. A first example: co-occurrence restrictions in the Lucanian dialectstandard continuum -- 3. A Middle Bavarian example, with some remarks on methodology -- 4. An Alemannic example, with a note on the prosodic domain ofco-occurrence restrictions -- 5. Other research on co-occurrence restrictions -- 6. A structural explanation -- 7. What doesn't fit in: the non-harmonious bits and pieces.

8. Concluding remarks -- Notes -- References -- L-Vocalization in Australian English -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Empirical Investigation of L-Vocalization in Australian English -- 2.1 The Adelaide Study -- 2.2 Results of Goldvarb Analysis -- 2.2.1 Examining Categoricality -- 2.2.2 Examining Variability -- 3. The Phonological Analysis of L-Vocalization -- 3.1 The representation of laterals -- 3.2 Syllable MarkednessLet us assume a hierarchy of -- 3.2.1 Sonority -- 3.2.2 Syllable Shape -- 3.3 The analysis -- 3.4 Categorical /l/ -- 3.5. Other disfavoring effects -- 4. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Competence, Performance, and the Generative Grammar of Variation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Orderly heterogeneity -- 3. Defending the dichotomy: Extra-linguistic universals -- 3,1 Articulator)? universals -- 3.2 Functional universals -- 4. 'Performance' grammar -- 5. Variation and optimality theory -- 6. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Resyllabification -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The place of formal theory in empirical research -- 3. The place of variation in linguistic analysis -- 4. A brief history of the study of-t,d deletion in English -- 5. Resyllabification -- 6. Natural misunderstandings -- 7. Empirical evidence on the reality of resyllabification available for testingin English -- 7.1 English allophonic contrasts -- 7.2 The evidence of natural misunderstandings -- 7.3 The analysis of spontaneous speech -- 8. What can resyllabification explain? -- 8.1 The case of George B. -- 9. Overview and alternative hypotheses -- Notes -- References -- When does Variability become Relevantto Formal Linguistic Theory? -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The linguist and the linguistic facts -- 2.1. Case study: Sonorant dissimilation in the Romance languages -- 3. Language varieties and language structure.

3.1. Case study: Cliticization and the infinitive mark in some Catalan varieties -- 4. Conclusion: language diversity, language variation, and linguistics tructure -- Notes -- References -- Style Levels in Conflict Resolution -- 1. Style levels in generative grammar -- 2. French liaison -- 3. Dutch vowel reduction -- 4. Turkish vowel epenthesis -- 5. Discussion: universal principles -- 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- References -- Featural Morphology and Dialect VariationThe Contribution of Historical Change -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Second person singular non-perfective feminine subject marker -- 4. The representation of palatalization and blocking -- 4.1 Coronal blocking -- 4.2 Blocking with [front] -- 5. The role of diachrony -- 6. Potential targets -- 6. 1 Dialect Difference -- 6.2 /r/ and variability -- 7. Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Shrinking and Hopping Vowels in Northern Cape YorkMinimally Different Systems -- 0. Introduction -- 1. Phonological theories -- 2. Linguistic variation -- 3. Constraining optimality theory in practice -- 4. The languages of Northern Cape York -- 5. Linŋitiy and Alrjit -- 5.1. Discur sus on Initial-dropping -- 5.2. Stage 1 to Stage 2 in Linŋi ţi γ -- 5.3. Stage 2 to Stage 3 in Linŋiti γ -- 5.4. Stage 3 to Stage 4 in Linŋiti γ -- 5.5. Stage 4 to Modem Liniji ti γ -- 6. The development of Alŋit between Stage 2 and Stage 3 -- 7. Ndra?ŋiţ and Awŋţim -- 7.1. The development of Awŋtim from Stage 4 -- 8. Awŋtim to Agutimçi -- 9. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Author index -- Language index -- Subject index.