ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses more exclusively on the nonlinear representation of coronal consonants and vocoids, and on consonant/vowel interaction in general. It describes the specific model of feature organization assumed in the work and discusses in considerable detail various predictions and theoretical implications of the model. The chapter shows the need to redefine the class of coronal sounds so as to include front vocoids and coronal consonants. The model is a slightly modified version of the Unified Features Model proposed in Clements. It also discusses this model in detail. The Unified Features Theory proposed in Clements incorporates the view that place of articulation in both consonants and vowels is characterized by the same set of features. In Sagey's model, identifying the major articulator is achieved by means of a pointer. The chapter gives the representation of the palatalized consonant in which, following Sagey's organization, the stricture feature links directly to the root node.
