A Formal Theory of Exceptions in Generative Phonology

A Formal Theory of Exceptions in Generative Phonology
Author: Wim Zonneveld
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2010-11-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110859912

Download A Formal Theory of Exceptions in Generative Phonology Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The architecture of the human language faculty has been one of the main foci of the linguistic research of the last half century. This branch of linguistics, broadly known as Generative Grammar, is concerned with the formulation of explanatory formal accounts of linguistic phenomena with the ulterior goal of gaining insight into the properties of the 'language organ'. The series comprises high quality monographs and collected volumes that address such issues. The topics in this series range from phonology to semantics, from syntax to information structure, from mathematical linguistics to studies of the lexicon.

Phonological Explorations

Phonological Explorations
Author: Bert Botma
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2012-10-30
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 3110295172

Download Phonological Explorations Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

The 16 papers contained in this volume address a variety of phonological topics from different theoretical perspectives. Combined, they provide an excellent showcase for the diversity of the field. Topics considered include the place of allomorphy in grammar; Dutch clippings; the status of recursion in phonology; the role of contrast preservation in the Grimm-Verner push chain; the phonological specification of Dutch ‘tense’ and ‘lax’ monophthongs; the distribution of English vowels in a Strict CV framework; a dependency-based analysis of Germanic vowel shifts; a Radical CV Phonology approach to vowel harmony; emergentist vs. universalist perspectives on frequency effects in vowel harmony; the representation of Limburgian tonal accents; durational enhancement in Maastricht Limburguish high vowels; constraint conjunction in Mandarin Chinese; lexical tone association in Harmonic Serialism; a constraint-based account of the McGurk effect; a case study of the acquisition of liquids in early L1 Dutch; and the learnability of segmentation in Tibetan numerals.

The Phonological Representation of Suprasegmentals

The Phonological Representation of Suprasegmentals
Author: Koen Bogers
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2016-09-26
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110866293

Download The Phonological Representation of Suprasegmentals Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Generatieve Fonologie

Generatieve Fonologie
Author: Egon Berendsen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2013-11-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 940174890X

Download Generatieve Fonologie Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

De fonologie beschouwt het als haar taak, de klanksystemen der verschillende talen alsmede de functies van elk hunner elementen te bestuderen. En die taak vloeit voort uit het inzicht, dat de klanken ener taal een geordend systeem vormen, waarin elk hunner een bepaalde plaats inneemt. (N. van Wijk, Phon%gie een hoofdstuk uit de structurele taalwetenschap) 1. 1. Het onderwerp van dit boek De bekende Amerikaanse fonoloog James Harris begint in zijn laatste boek (Harris 1983) een uiteenzetting over de Spaanse lettergreep als voIgt: "Consider the word huey 'ox' ". Zo'n mooie openingszin hebben wij voor dit boek niet kunnen bedenken, maar we zijn het weI met Harris eens dat een inleiding het gemakkelijkst begonnen kan worden met een voorbeeld. We beginnen daarom met de volgende zin: (1) De groep praatte als een stelletje gladiolen over de dwarsdruknorm. Aan de hand van deze zin kan een grote hoeveelheid taalkunde worden geillustreerd. Met een deel daarvan benje ongetwijfeld bekend, met een deel misschien een beetje, en met een groot deel (kunnen we zonder schroom aannemen) totaal niet. In het deel waarmee je redelijk goed bekend bent, huist hoogstwaarschijnlijk bijvoorbeeld de simpele observatie dat het eerste woord van de zin een zogenaamd lidwoord is; ook dat het eerste zelfstandig naamwoord van de zin bestaat uit de opeenvolging van klanken g. r. oe en p; dat het werkwoord be staat uit de klanken t, p, r, a en de zwakke klinker e, maar dan in een andere volgorde, enzovoort.

Loan Phonology

Loan Phonology
Author: Andrea Calabrese
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027248230

Download Loan Phonology Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

For many different reasons, speakers borrow words from other languages to fill gaps in their own lexical inventory. The past ten years have been characterized by a great interest among phonologists in the issue of how the nativization of loanwords occurs. The general feeling is that loanword nativization provides a direct window for observing how acoustic cues are categorized in terms of the distinctive features relevant to the L1 phonological system as well as for studying L1 phonological processes in action and thus to the true synchronic phonology of L1. The collection of essays presented in this volume provides an overview of the complex issues phonologists face when investigating this phenomenon and, more generally, the ways in which unfamiliar sounds and sound sequences are adapted to converge with the native language s sound pattern. This book is of interest to theoretical phonologists as well as to linguists interested in language contact phenomena."

Yearbook of Morphology 1997

Yearbook of Morphology 1997
Author: G.E. Booij
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2013-03-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9401149984

Download Yearbook of Morphology 1997 Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Interest in morphology has revived in recent years and the Yearbook of Morphology has provided great support for this revival, with its articles on topics that are central to the current theoretical debates. The Yearbook of Morphology 1997 focuses on the relationship between morphology and other modules of the grammar, especially phonology, syntax and semantics. Among the basic questions discussed are: how does morphology differ from other modules of the grammar, syntax in particular? What are the possible forms of interaction between the modules? How does semantics constrain formal variation in morphology? The evidence adduced is derived from a variety of languages. Audience: Theoretical, descriptive and historical linguists, morphologists, phonologists, and psycholinguists.

Subject Catalog

Subject Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1032
Release: 1979
Genre: Subject catalogs
ISBN:

Download Subject Catalog Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Second-Language Speech

Second-Language Speech
Author: Allan James
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2011-05-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110882930

Download Second-Language Speech Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle

Language acquisition is a human endeavor par excellence. As children, all human beings learn to understand and speak at least one language: their mother tongue. It is a process that seems to take place without any obvious effort. Second language learning, particularly among adults, causes more difficulty. The purpose of this series is to compile a collection of high-quality monographs on language acquisition. The series serves the needs of everyone who wants to know more about the problem of language acquisition in general and/or about language acquisition in specific contexts.