Jerzy Rubach

Jerzy Jan Rubach (born 1948) 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.

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

External links

• Jerzy Rubach's page at University of Iowa

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