Syllable Weight


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Syllable Weight


Syllable Weight
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Author : Matthew Gordon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-05-07

Syllable Weight written by Matthew Gordon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-07 with Foreign Language Study categories.


The book is the first systematic exploration of a series of phonological phenomena previously thought to be unified under the rubric of syllable weight. Drawing on a typological survey of 400 languages, it is shown that the traditional conception that languages are internally consistent in their weight criteria across weight-based processes is not corroborated by the cross-linguistic survey. Rather than being consistent across phenomena within individual languages, weight turns out to be sensitive to the particular processes involved such that different phenomena display different distributions in weight criteria. The book goes on to explore the motivations behind the process-specific nature of weight, showing that phonetic factors explain much of the variation in weight criteria between phenomena and also the variation in criteria between languages for a single process. The book is unlike other studies in combining an extensive typological survey with detailed phonetic analysis of many languages. The finding that the widely studied phenomenon of syllable weight is not a unified phenomenon, contrary to the established view, is a significant result for the field of theoretical phonology. The book is also an important contribution to the field of phonetically-driven phonology, since it establishes a close link between the phonology of weight and various quantitative phonetic parameters.



Syllable Weight In African Languages


Syllable Weight In African Languages
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Author : Paul Newman
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Release Date : 2017-04-12

Syllable Weight In African Languages written by Paul Newman and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-12 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


Syllable weight is a crucially important concept in the fields of phonology and morphology. It impacts analyses and explanation whether theoretical, typological, or descriptive. African linguistics was critical in the original development of the concept and, as this book demonstrates, the concept is critical to our understanding of complex phenomena in African languages, including stress, tone, allomorphy, minimal word requirements, and metrics. This volume includes a broad overview of syllable weight as a phonological variable and then provides detailed case studies covering an array of African languages from various phyla spoken across the continent. This should prove to be an essential book for scholars and students in the area of general phonology and African linguistics. The editor of the book, Distinguished Professor Paul Newman, is an internationally well-known expert on African linguistics in general and the Hausa language in particular. It was he who first introduced the term ‘syllable weight’ in a seminal article published nearly a half century ago.



A Theory Of Phonological Weight


A Theory Of Phonological Weight
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Author : Larry Hyman
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-11-18

A Theory Of Phonological Weight written by Larry Hyman and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-18 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


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A Phonetically Motivated Phonological Analysis Of Syllable Weight And Stress In The Norwegian Language


A Phonetically Motivated Phonological Analysis Of Syllable Weight And Stress In The Norwegian Language
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Author : Stephanie L. Anya Lunden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

A Phonetically Motivated Phonological Analysis Of Syllable Weight And Stress In The Norwegian Language written by Stephanie L. Anya Lunden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Norwegian language categories.


This study advances a theory of weight in which a syllable shape in a given position is only heavy if it, on average, is sufficiently proportionally longer than a CV (consonant- vowel) in the same position. Write the analysis of weight is consistent with the basic tenets of moraic theory, a departure is made from standard moraic theory which takes moras to be prosodic units associated directly to segments.



A Phonetically Motivated Phonological Analysis Of Syllable Weight And Stress In The Norwegian Language


A Phonetically Motivated Phonological Analysis Of Syllable Weight And Stress In The Norwegian Language
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Author : S. L. Anya Lunden
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

A Phonetically Motivated Phonological Analysis Of Syllable Weight And Stress In The Norwegian Language written by S. L. Anya Lunden and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Norwegian language categories.


This study advances a theory of weight in which a syllable shape in a given position is only heavy if it, on average, is sufficiently proportionally longer than a CV (consonant-vowel) in the same position. While the analysis of weight is consistent with the basic tenets of moraic theory, a departure is made from standard moraic theory which takes moras to be prosodic units associated directly to segments.



A Theory Of Phonological Weight


A Theory Of Phonological Weight
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Author : Larry M. Hyman
language : en
Publisher: Foris Publications USA
Release Date : 1985

A Theory Of Phonological Weight written by Larry M. Hyman and has been published by Foris Publications USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


With the reissue of this treatise, an instrumental step in the development of both moraic phonology and prosodic morphology becomes available again. This essential text presents a comprehensive treatment of syllable weight in phonology and of its consequences for weight-related phenomena, proposing that the basic tier consists of weight units equivalent to the morals of traditional synchronic and diachronic phonology. Turning to the unusual Gokana language of Nigeria, which may lack syllables entirely, Hyman argues that the proposed moraic representations may even be applied to many apparently syllable-based phenomena "without" syllables.



The Syllable In Optimality Theory


The Syllable In Optimality Theory
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Author : Caroline Féry
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2003-01-27

The Syllable In Optimality Theory written by Caroline Féry and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-01-27 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


The syllable has always been a key concept in generative linguistics: the rules, representations, parameters, or constraints posited in diverse frameworks of theoretical phonology and morphology all make reference to this fundamental unit of prosodic structure. No less central to the field is Optimality Theory, an approach developed within (morpho-)phonology in the early 1990s. This 2003 book combines two themes of central importance to linguists and their mutual relevance in recent research. It provides an overview of the role of the syllable in OT and ways in which problems that relate to the analysis of syllable structure can be solved in OT. The contributions to the book not only show that the syllable sheds light on certain properties of OT itself, they also demonstrate that OT is capable of describing and adequately analyzing many issues that are problematic in other theories. The analyses are based on a wealth of languages.



Syllable Stress And Sign


Syllable Stress And Sign
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Author : Jeroen van de Weijer
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2023-03-20

Syllable Stress And Sign written by Jeroen van de Weijer and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


Representing Phonological Detail Part I: Segmental Structure and Representations Part II: Syllable, Stress and Sign Part II of Representing Phonological Detail focuses on the latest phonological research on suprasegmental structure and sign language. The first main theme in this volume is syllable structure, touching on phonotactics, syllabification, gemination, syllable weight, diphthongization, and other rules. The other main theme is tone and stress, including issues in data collection, the assignment of primary and secondary stress, resolution of stress clashes, lexical accent, and syntax-tone interaction. The final section is on sign language, with special attention paid to iconicity, phonological processes, and the relation between phonetic and phonological representation.



Problem Book In Phonology


Problem Book In Phonology
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Author : Morris Halle
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 1983-03-30

Problem Book In Phonology written by Morris Halle and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-03-30 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This book provides hands-on experience with a major area of modern phonology, including phonetics; phonetic variation; natural classes of sounds; alternations; rule systems; and prosodic phonology. Working with problems is an essential part of courses that introduce students to modern phonology. This book provides hands-on experience with a major area of modern phonology, including phonetics; phonetic variation; natural classes of sounds; alternations; rule systems; and prosodic phonology. An introductory essay gives an overview of some of the principal results and assumptions of current phonological theory. The problems are taken from a wide variety of languages, and many are drawn from the authors' firsthand research. All have been used by the authors in their introductory courses, primarily at Harvard and MIT, and are meant to be used in conjunction with a textbook and/or other materials provided by the classroom instructor.



Syllable Structure


Syllable Structure
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Author : San Duanmu
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2009

Syllable Structure written by San Duanmu and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.


This book looks at the range of possible syllables in human languages. The syllable is a central notion in phonology but phonologists are divided on even the most elementary issues. San Duanmu explores and clarifies these and many other related issues through an in-depth analysis of entire lexicons of several languages