This book investigates the nature of the relationship between phonology and syntax and proposes a theory of Minimal Indirect Reference that solves many classic problems relating to the topic.

The first serious typological survey of the lenition process in modern phonological literature.

This book examines the phenomenon of vowel reduction, in which two or more underlying vowel qualities are neutralized in unstressed position.

This work examines the timing of geminates in Bernese (a Swiss-German dialect), Hungarian, Levantine, Arabic, and Madurese (an Austronesian language of Indonesia). These languages differ as to whether vowel length is underlyingly contrastive, whether long vowels may precede germinates, and whether non-medial geminates are allowed. Two questions of primary interest are in what ways these phonological differences influence phonetic duration, and how germinates are integrated into the overall timing strategies of the languages. Based on acoustic studies of the four languages, the author argues...

This book discusses to what extent errors young children make with their interpretation of definite articles and pronouns are due to their immature pragmatic skills, and to what extent incomplete syntactic development plays a role.

This volume proposes a unified weight theory that challenges traditionally held beliefs regarding the vowel/consonant dichotomy inherent in moraicity and illuminates many previously intractable issues.

This dissertation makes a contribution to correspondence theory, set within optimality theory. By introducing the notion existential faithfulness, Struijke is able to draw a strong connection between three phenomena usually thought to be unrelated, namely the emergence of the unmarked in re-duplication, dissimilation and feature movement. The author argues that all are ways to improve the markedness of a form, while simultaneously ensuring the preservation of underlying material. The book presents three in-depth case studies involving Kwakwala, Sanskrit and Cuzco Quechua, which reveal some...

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.