Vowel harmony in Turkish: problems with generative and autosegmental approaches

This paper discusses the treatment of vowel harmony, particularly in Turkish. Although notable for its typological utility in classifying languages, vowel harmony exhibits less of an agreement among phonologists than meets the eye despite the general feeling that vowel harmony is a well understood category of processes in the literature. This paper also traces the historical progression of debate and shows how different analyses may be applied in the treatment of vowel harmony