Jerzy Rubach
Encyclopedia
Jerzy Jan Rubach is a Polish
and American linguist who specializes in phonology
. He is a professor of linguistics at the University of Iowa
and the University of Warsaw
(Poland
).
His written works include Cyclic and Lexical Phonology: The Structure of Polish (1984, Foris) and The Lexical Phonology of Slovak (1993, Oxford University Press).
In recent years, Rubach has advocated Derivational Optimality Theory, a version of Optimality Theory
in phonology
which recognizes the need for derivational levels.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and American linguist who specializes in phonology
Phonology
Phonology is, broadly speaking, the subdiscipline of linguistics concerned with the sounds of language. That is, it is the systematic use of sound to encode meaning in any spoken human language, or the field of linguistics studying this use...
. He is a professor of linguistics at the University of Iowa
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
and the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
(Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
).
His written works include Cyclic and Lexical Phonology: The Structure of Polish (1984, Foris) and The Lexical Phonology of Slovak (1993, Oxford University Press).
In recent years, Rubach has advocated Derivational Optimality Theory, a version of Optimality Theory
Optimality theory
Optimality theory is a linguistic model proposing that the observed forms of language arise from the interaction between conflicting constraints. OT models grammars as systems that provide mappings from inputs to outputs; typically, the inputs are conceived of as underlying representations, and...
in phonology
Phonology
Phonology is, broadly speaking, the subdiscipline of linguistics concerned with the sounds of language. That is, it is the systematic use of sound to encode meaning in any spoken human language, or the field of linguistics studying this use...
which recognizes the need for derivational levels.
Selected publications
- Mid Vowel Fronting in Ukrainian, Phonology, 22 (2005), 1-36
- Derivation in Optimality Theory: A Reply to Burzio, Linguistic Inquiry, 35 (2004), 656 - 670
- Duke-of-York derivations in Polish, Linguistic Inquiry, 34 (2003), 601 - 629
- Polish Palatalization in Derivational Optimality Theory, Lingua, 113 (2003), 197-237
- Against Subsegmental Glides, Linguistic Inquiry, 33 (2002), 672-687
- Allomorphy in Optimality Theory: Polish Iotation, Language, 77 (2001), 26-60; co-authored with Geert E. Booij
- Backness Switch in Russian, Phonology, 17 (2000); 39-64
- Glide and Glottal Stop Insertion in Slavic Languages: A DOT Analysis, Linguistic Inquiry, 31 (2000), 271-317
- A Slovak Argument for the Onset - Rhyme Distinction, Linguistic Inquiry, 29 (1998), 168-179
- Shortening and Ambisyllabicity in English, Phonology, 13 (1996), 197-238
- Nonsyllabic Analysis of Voice Assimilation in Polish", Linguistic Inquiry, 27 (1996), 69-110
- Affricates as Strident Stops in Polish, Linguistic Inquiry, 25 (1994), 119-143
- Skeletal versus Moraic Representations in Slovak, Natural Language and Linguistic Theory, 11 (1993), 625-653
- The Lexical Phonology of Slovak, (1993), Oxford: Oxford University Press
- Cyclic and Lexical Phonology. The Structure of Polish, (1984), Dordrecht: Foris Publications