Syllable structure: the limits of variation

"This book looks at the range of possible syllables in human languages. The syllable is a central notion in phonology, yet basic questions about it remain poorly understood and phonologists are divided on even the most elementary issues. For example, the word city has been syllabified as ci-ty...

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Main Author: Duanmu, San (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2008
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Online Access:UBW01
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Summary:"This book looks at the range of possible syllables in human languages. The syllable is a central notion in phonology, yet basic questions about it remain poorly understood and phonologists are divided on even the most elementary issues. For example, the word city has been syllabified as ci-ty (the 'maximal onset' analysis), cit-y (the 'no-open-lax-V' analysis), and cit-ty (the 'geminate C' analysis). San Duanmu explores and clarifies these and many other related issues through an in-depth analysis of the entire lexicons of several languages." "His clear exposition will appeal to phonologists and advanced students and will provide a new benchmark in syllabic and prosodic analysis. He also offers an answer to the intriguing question: how different can human languages be?"--BOOK JACKET.
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. [257] - 268
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (XV, 275 S.)
ISBN:9780191708367
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199267590.001.0001

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