Péter Dienes and Péter Szigetvári
Repartitioning the skeleton: VC phonology
(Version 0, May 1999)

We are developing a theory of consonant lenition in a strict
CV framework, which is capable  of predicting not only plau-
sible  lenition sites but also  likely lenition targets.  We
redefine   the notion of   government, make explicit what is
meant by  consonantalness and vocalicness.  A consequence of
the theory  thus emerging is  that the phonological skeleton
is made up not of CV but of VC sequences, that is, phonolog-
ical domains universally begin with a vowel position and end
with a consonantal position.