Compensatory Lengthening

NOTE EDITORE

First Published in 2002. This volume is part of the 'Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics' series, and focuses on phonetics, phonology and diachrony of compensatory lengthening. The term compensatory lengthening (CL) refers to a set of phonological phenomena wherein the disappearance of one element of a representation is accompanied by a corresponding lengthening of another element. This study focuses on descriptive and formal similarities and divergences between CL of vowels triggered by consonant and by vowel loss.

SOMMARIO

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Conservation Approaches to Compensatory Lengthening; Chapter 3 Conditions on CVC Compensatory Lengthening; Chapter 4 Conditions on CVCV Compensatory Lengthening; Chapter 5 Notes on Synchronic Compensatory Lengthening; Chapter 6 Summary and Conclusions;

AUTORE

Darya Kavitskaya, Edited by Laurence Horn Yale University

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780415941600
• Collana: Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
• Dimensioni: 9 x 6 in Ø 0.95 lb
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pagine Arabe: 236