Phonological Explorations : : Empirical, Theoretical and Diachronic Issues / / ed. by Bert Botma, Roland Noske.

The 16 papers contained in this volume address a variety of phonological topics from different theoretical perspectives. Combined, they provide an excellent showcase for the diversity of the field. Topics considered include the place of allomorphy in grammar; Dutch clippings; the status of recursion...

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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Linguistische Arbeiten , 548
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Notes on contributors
  • Introduction
  • Allomorphy and the architecture of grammar
  • From prof to provo: some observations on Dutch clippings
  • Recursion in phonology?
  • The Grimm-Verner push chain and Contrast Preservation Theory
  • Segmental structure and vowel shifts
  • The distribution of vowels in English and trochaic proper government
  • A propos of the Dutch vowel system 21 years on, 22 years on
  • A minimal framework for vowel harmony
  • Greater than noise: frequency effects in Bantu height harmony
  • The phonological representation of the Limburgian tonal accents
  • Quantity or durational enhancement of tone: the case of Maastricht Limburgian high vowels
  • Using local constraint conjunction to discover constraints: the case of Mandarin Chinese
  • Implications of Harmonic Serialism for lexical tone association
  • A constraint-based explanation of the McGurk effect
  • Liquids in a case of unfolding early L1 Dutch: from null realizations through free variation through probabilistically bound variation to lexical contrast
  • The Tibetan numerals segmentation problem and how virtual learners solve it