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Phonetic Possibility and Modal Logic

Sharlow, Mark (2007) Phonetic Possibility and Modal Logic. [Preprint]

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    Abstract

    In this paper I propose a formalization, using modal logic, of the notion of possibility that phoneticians use when they judge speech sounds to be possible or impossible. I argue that the most natural candidate for a modal logic of phonetic possibility is the modal system T.

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    Item Type: Preprint
    Additional Information: This paper appeared previously on the author's website.
    Keywords: phonetics, speech, language, modality, modal logic
    Subjects: Specific Sciences > Biology
    Depositing User: Mark Sharlow
    Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2008
    Last Modified: 07 Oct 2010 11:16
    Item ID: 3785
    URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3785

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