ABSTRACT
In the preceding chapter of this study I argued that the
phenomena of phrase phonology in French could be explained by re
adjusting the number and location of the word boundaries in the
surface structure strings which are the input to the phonological
component. This readjustment is accomplished by the universal
conventions on word boundaries enunciated in SPE, in conjunction
with certain phrase structure-governed "liaison" rules which are
particular to the French language. This chapter will be devoted
to an investigation of the phonological rules which operate in
contexts of liaison..
