Tones and features : phonetic and phonological perspectives / edited by John A. Goldsmith, Elisabeth Hume, Leo Wetzels.
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter Mouton,
2010.
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| Series: | Studies in generative grammar ;
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Table of 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, s'/: implications for the features [spread glottis] and [tense]
- Autosegmental spreading in Optimality TheoryEvaluating 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 features and vowel neutralization in Brazilian Portuguese (southern dialects); Index