Phonetic and Phonological Aspects of Geminate Timing

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-415-93760-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 476 g

Reihe: Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics

Using acoustic studies of Bernese, Hungarian, Levantine Arabic and Madurese, the author argues that differences in geminate timing are ultimately correlated with whether a language is syllable-or mora-timed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ham, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Phonetik, Phonologie, Prosodie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations List of Symbols 1 Introduction 2 General Methodology 3 Bernese 4 Cross-language Study: Phonological Overview 5 Cross-language Study: Acoustic Investigations 6 Suprasegmental Timing 7 An Integrated Timing Model Appendix 1. Bernese Word List Appendix 2. Levantine Word List Appendix 3. Hungarian Word List Appendix 4. Maudrese Word List References Index

Über Autor(innen)

William H. Ham