ABSTRACT
The system of theoretical phonology reconstructed in the present work does not embrace the whole of Harris’ phonological theory. There are two things absent from our system: the theory of junctures and the theory of suprasegmental elements of utterance. The reason of our omitting them is that both of them are still immature and they require a more full elaboration by linguists themselves. In their present state they are not fit for logical analysis and formal treatment. It is not inconceivable that the conceptual apparatus which has been worked out in this work may be helpful for further linguistic elaboration of both these sections of theoretical phonology. This concerns particularly the theory of junctures; the theory of suprasegmental elements seems to be far more difficult for exact treatment.
