@ARTICLE{Kijak_Artur_Segmental_2002, author={Kijak, Artur}, volume={vol. 23}, journal={LINGUISTICA SILESIANA}, pages={51-66}, howpublished={online}, year={2002}, publisher={Polska Akademia Nauk • Oddział w Katowicach}, abstract={The aim of the paper is to present and discuss some issues related to the notion of phonological strength and ·segmental complexity. It is demonstrated that both notions, i.c. complexity and strength are not interchangeable. The starting point for the investigation is the principle of Licensing Inheritance, which aims to explain the processes of lcnition. The research proves, however, that the distributional behaviour of English plosivcs can be explained neither by the internal structure of plosivcs nor by the principle of Licensing Inheritance. Although accounting for the peculiar behaviour of plosives, the notion of strength, in its traditional sense, cannot be recognized within Government Phonology as it runs counter to the basic theory-internal principles.}, type={Article}, title={Segmental complexity and the notion of phonological strength}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/132937/PDF-MASTER/7_SILESIANA_23_Kijak_SEGMENTAL.pdf}, }