Phonetic and Phonological Aspects of Geminate Timing

ISBN-13: 9781138978430 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 288 str.

William Ham

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

William H. Ham