The Phonetics and Phonology of Contrast : : The Case of the Romanian Vowel System / / Margaret E. L. Renwick.
This book proposes that phonological contrast, in particular the robustness of a phonemic contrast, does not depend solely on the presence of minimal pairs, but is instead affected by a set of phonetic, usage-based, and systemic factors. This perspective opens phonology to a more direct interpretati...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2014] ©2014 |
Year of Publication: | 2014 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Phonology and Phonetics [PP] ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (201 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Relative frequency of Romanian phonemes -- 3. On the origins of /ᵻ/ in Romanian -- 4. The distribution of /e̯a/ and /o̯a/ in Romanian -- 5. Distributional evidence for marginal contrast -- 6. Acoustics of Romanian monophthongs -- 7. Acoustics of Romanian diphthongs -- 8. Perception of vowels in Romanian -- 9. A multidimensional model of contrast -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | This book proposes that phonological contrast, in particular the robustness of a phonemic contrast, does not depend solely on the presence of minimal pairs, but is instead affected by a set of phonetic, usage-based, and systemic factors. This perspective opens phonology to a more direct interpretation through phonetic analysis, undertaken in a series of case studies on the Romanian vowel system. Both the synchronic phonetics and morpho-phonological alternations are studied, to understand the forces that have historically shaped and now maintain the phonemic system of Romanian. A corpus study of phoneme type frequency in Romanian reveals marginal contrasts among vowels, in which a sharp distinction between allophones and phonemes fails to capture relationships among sounds. An investigation of Romanian /(7;/ provides insight into the historical roots of marginal contrast, and a large acoustic study of Romanian vowels and diphthongs is a backdrop for evaluating the phonetic and perceptual realization of marginal contrast. The results provide impetus for a model in which phonology, phonetics, morphology and perception interact in a multidimensional way. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110362770 9783110238570 9783110238457 9783110636970 9783110742961 9783110369526 9783110370270 |
ISSN: | 1861-4191 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110362770 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Margaret E. L. Renwick. |