Phonetically based phonology / edited by Bruce Hayes, Robert Kirchner, and Donca Steriade.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hayes, Bruce, 1955- editor.

Kirchner, Asher, 1961- editor.

Steriade, Donca, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Phonetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 375 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Phonetically Based Phonology is centred around the hypothesis that phonologies of languages are determined by phonetic principles; that is, phonetic patterns involving ease of articulation and perception are expressed linguistically as grammatical constraints. This book brings together a team of scholars to provide a wide-ranging study of phonetically based phonology. It investigates the role of phonetics in many phonological phenomena - such as assimilation, vowel reduction, vowel harmony, syllable weight, contour line distribution, metathesis, lenition, sonority sequencing, and the Obligatory Contour Principle (OCP) - exploring in particular the phonetic bases of phonological markedness in these key areas. The analyses also illustrate several analytical strategies whereby phonological sound patterns can be related to their phonological underpinnings. Each chapter includes a tutorial discussion of the phonetics on which the phonological discussion is based. Diverse and comprehensive in its coverage, Phonetically Based Phonology will be welcomed by all linguists interested in the relationship between phonetics and phonological theory.

Contents:

The phonetic bases of phonological markedness / Bruce Hayes, Donca Steriade

A review of perceptual cues and cue robustness / Richard Wright

Place assimilation / Jongho Jun

A typology of rounding harmony / Abigail R. Kaun

The evolution of metathesis / Juliette Blevins, Andrew Garrett

The role of contrast-specific and language-specific phonetics in contour tone distribution / Jie Zhang

Vowel reduction / Katherine M. Crosswhite

Contrast and perceptual distinctiveness / Edward Flemming

Syllable weight / Matthew Gordon

Consonant lenition / Robert Kirchner

Language processing and segmental OCP effects / Stefan A. Frisch.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-14674-7

1-280-54038-9

0-511-21464-2

0-511-21643-2

0-511-21106-6

0-511-48640-5

0-511-32723-4

0-511-21283-6

OCLC:

560237017