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Nikolai Trubetzkoy
Nikolai Trubetzkoy
Trubetzkoy’s work on phonology rested on the Trubetzkoy is also credited with using
principle of phoneme, which he defined as “a mathematical modeling to understand and
minimal distinctive unit of sound in a categorize language.
language.”
Principles of Phonology
1 Phoneme
Phonemes are not arbitrary but are defined through their opposition to other sounds.
3 Phonemic Analysis
A seminal book that still serves as a reference for the study of generative
phonology.
A posthumously published two-volume treatise that laid the foundation for the
study of signs.