Tones and Features : : Phonetic and Phonological Perspectives /

Tones and Features : : Phonetic and Phonological Perspectives / / ed. by John A. Goldsmith, Elizabeth Hume, Leo Wetzels.

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This volume includes papers by leading figures in phonetics and phonology on two topics central to phonological theory: tones and phonological features. Papers address a wide range of topics bearing on tones and features including their formal representation and phonetic foundation.

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MitwirkendeR:
Adda-Decker, Martine,
Clements, G. N.,
Clements, G.N.,
Dogil, Grzegorz,
Goldsmith, John,
Hallé, Pierre A.,
Hume, Elizabeth,
Hyman, Larry M.,
Khatiwada, Rajesh,
Kim, Hyunsoon,
Lulich, Steven M.,
Madsack, Andreas,
Magloughlin, Lyra,
McCarthy, John J.,
Michaud, Alexis,
Mielke, Jeff,
Mpiranya, Fidèle,
Odden, David,
Park, Chae-Lim,
Patin, Cédric,
Rialland, Annie,
Ridouane, Rachid,
Rubach, Jerzy,
Somé, Penou-Achille,
Vaissière, Jacqueline,
Wetzels, W. Leo,
Wokurek, Wolfgang,
HerausgeberIn:
Goldsmith, John A.,
Hume, Elizabeth,
Wetzels, Leo,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2011]
©2011
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Studies in Generative Grammar [SGG] , 107
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Physical Description:1 online resource (369 p.) :; Num. figs.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. The representation and nature of tone
  • Do we need tone features?
  • Rhythm, quantity and tone in the Kinyarwanda verb
  • Do tones have features?
  • Features impinging on tone
  • Downstep and linguistic scaling in Dagara-Wulé
  • 2. The representation and nature of phonological features
  • Crossing the quantal boundaries of features: Subglottal resonances and Swabian diphthongs
  • Voice assimilation in French obstruents: Categorical or gradient?
  • An acoustic study of the Korean fricatives /s, sʹ/: Implications for the features [spread glottis] and [tense]
  • Autosegmental spreading in Optimality Theory
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of Unified Feature Theory and three other feature systems
  • Language-independent bases of distinctive features
  • Representation of complex segments in Bulgarian
  • Proposals for a representation of sounds based on their main acoustico-perceptual properties
  • The representation of vowel height and vowel height neutralization in Brazilian Portuguese (Southern Dialects)
  • Index

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