The prosodic word in European Portuguese / by Marina Vigrio.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Vigrio, Marina Cludia.

Series:

Interface explorations; 6.

Interface explorations ; 6

Interface Explorations [IE] , 1861-4167 ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Portuguese language--Phonetics.

Portuguese language.

Portuguese language--Grammar.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 pages) : Num. figures

Edition:

Reprint 2011

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book investigates the diagnostics for the prosodic word in European Portuguese, the prosodic organization of various sorts of morphosyntactic objects, and the definition of the prosodic word domain. The book bears on the organization of grammar and phonology, its interface with morphology and syntax, and the nature of phonological representations. Besides focusing primarily on European Portuguese, it also refers to languages such as Italian, Dutch, German, and English, among many others.

Contents:

Front matter

Acknowledgements

Contents

Abbreviations and symbols

Chapter 1: Theoretical background

Chapter 2: Previous studies on European Portuguese word phonology

Chapter 3: Phonological phenomena: Description and typology

Chapter 4: On the affix/clitic status of stressless pronouns

Chapter 5: The prosodic word

Chapter 6: Compound Prosodic Words

Chapter 7: On the reduction of clitics

Chapter 8: Conclusion and directions of future research

Appendix I

Appendix II

Notes

References

Index

Notes:

Thesis (doctoral) - Universidade de Lisboa, 2001.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [407]-431) and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9783110900927

3110900920

OCLC:

979785135