The phonology of consonants : harmony, dissimilation, and correspondence / W.M G. Bennett, Rhodes University, South Africa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Wm G., 1984- author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 147.

Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 147

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Consonants.

Harmony.

Language and languages--Phonology.

Language and languages.

Phonetics.

Distinctive features (Linguistics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 394 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The most comprehensive work on dissimilation (the avoidance or repair of combinations of similar sounds) to date, this book proposes a novel analysis that handles dissimilation as the avoidance of surface correspondence relationships. It draws on recent work in Agreement By Correspondence to show that dissimilation is a natural outcome predicted by the same theory of Surface Correspondence. The theory is developed in more detail than ever before, and its predictions are tested and evaluated through ten in-depth analyses of diverse languages from Quechua to Kinyarwanda, together with a typological survey of over 150 dissimilation patterns drawn from over 130 languages, from Acehnese to Zulu. The book redefines the core of Surface Correspondence theory to a level of formal specificity and theoretical precision surpassing previous work. The book's findings are made more accessible by numerous examples featuring data from 47 languages from around the world.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. The surface correspondence theory

3. Kinyarwanda: the effects of domain edges, and the adequacy of a single SCorr relation

4. Sundanese: complementary assimilation and dissimilation

5. Quechua and Obolo: the role of syllable edges

6. Chol and Ponapean: complete identity effects

7. Zulu labial dissimilation: SCTD and the OCP

8. Segmental blocking effects in dissimilation

9. Typological survey of dissimilation

10. Concluding remarks.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-316-28887-0

1-316-30958-4

1-316-33298-5

1-316-32630-6

1-316-31960-1

1-139-68358-6