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Vowel Patterns in Language [Pehme köide]

(University of Southern California)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 230x150x20 mm, kaal: 530 g, Worked examples or Exercises; Printed music items
  • Sari: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Oct-2015
  • Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1107558573
  • ISBN-13: 9781107558571
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  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 368 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 230x150x20 mm, kaal: 530 g, Worked examples or Exercises; Printed music items
  • Sari: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
  • Ilmumisaeg: 01-Oct-2015
  • Kirjastus: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1107558573
  • ISBN-13: 9781107558571
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This original account of vowel patterns in language brings a wealth of cross-linguistic material to the study of vowel systems and offers new theoretical insights. Descriptions and analyses are provided for vowel patterns in over 25 languages from around the globe, with emphasis on Romance.

Linguists researching the sounds of languages do not just study lists of sounds but seek to discover generalizations about sound patterns by grouping them into categories. They study the common properties of each category and identify what distinguishes one category from another. Vowel patterns, for instance, are analysed and compared across languages to identify phonological similarities and differences. This original account of vowel patterns in language brings a wealth of cross-linguistic material to the study of vowel systems and offers new theoretical insights. Informed by research in speech perception and production, it addresses the fundamental question of how the relative prominence of word position influences vowel processes and distributions. The book combines a cross-linguistic focus with detailed case studies. Descriptions and analyses are provided for vowel patterns in over 25 languages from around the world, with particular emphasis on minor Romance languages and on the diachronic development of the German umlaut.

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' essential reading for all phonologists.' Joe Pater, Professor, Department of Linguistics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst ' the most thorough typological survey of prominence-based vowel patterns available ' Laura J. Downing, ZAS Berlin

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This book addresses the fundamental question of how the relative prominence of word position influences vowel processes and distributions.
Acknowledgments ix
1 Introduction
1(11)
2 Preliminaries: functional grounding
12(24)
2.1 Introduction
12(2)
2.2 Stressed and unstressed syllables
14(4)
2.3 Initial syllables
18(4)
2.4 Final syllables
22(2)
2.5 Morphological roots and stems
24(2)
2.6 Specific vowel qualities
26(6)
2.7 Summary and predictions
32(4)
3 Generalized licensing
36(28)
3.1 Introduction
36(1)
3.2 The concept of licensing
36(4)
3.3 Prominence-based licensing configurations
40(4)
3.4 Formalism
44(9)
3.5 Achieving the licensing configurations
53(6)
3.6 Morpheme-specific licensing
59(4)
3.7 Summary
63(1)
4 Typological predictions
64(25)
4.1 Introduction
64(2)
4.2 Disyllables
66(4)
4.3 Trisyllables
70(5)
4.4 Non-local effects
75(2)
4.5 Interactions with other faithfulness constraints
77(3)
4.6 Summary
80(1)
4.7 Appendix
80(9)
5 Indirect licensing
89(56)
5.1 Introduction
89(2)
5.2 Control by the licensing position
91(19)
5.3 Assimilation within the licensing position
110(25)
5.4 Sources of trigger control
135(5)
5.5 Alternatives
140(3)
5.6 Conclusion
143(2)
6 Identity licensing
145(48)
6.1 Introduction
145(2)
6.2 Preservation of vowel properties in the licensing position
147(11)
6.3 Preservation of vowel properties in the licensing position and non-licensing position
158(8)
6.4 Assimilation at a distance in the licensing position
166(16)
6.5 Non-local effects in review
182(3)
6.6 Alternatives
185(6)
6.7 Conclusion
191(2)
7 Direct licensing
193(45)
7.1 Introduction
193(1)
7.2 Effacement or deficiency of vowel properties in a non-licensing position
194(18)
7.3 Preservation of vowel properties originating in licensing and non-licensing positions
212(4)
7.4 Alternating vowel properties in the licensing position
216(14)
7.5 Direct licensing phenomena in review
230(4)
7.6 Alternatives
234(1)
7.7 Conclusion
235(3)
8 Maximal licensing
238(59)
8.1 Introduction
238(2)
8.2 Maximal licensing harmony from a strong position
240(16)
8.3 Case study: Servigliano
256(37)
8.4 Conclusion
293(4)
9 Conclusion and final issues
297(17)
9.1 Licensing and vowel patterns
297(3)
9.2 Vowel patterns and prominence in the future
300(13)
9.3 Final remarks
313(1)
Notes 314(15)
References 329(22)
Language Index 351(2)
Subject Index 353
Rachel Walker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Southern California. She is the author of Nasalization, Neutral Segments and Opacity Effects (2000), and has contributed numerous articles to journals and books.