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The comprehensive analysis of the segmental and metrical system of the Swiss German dialect of Thurgovian provides a significant contribution to both phonetic and phonological theory. Based on the author's original fieldwork and experimental investigations, it is the first in-depth study of this area, tracing it back also to its Old High German roots, particularly that of the dialect of Notker. Quantity alternations - notably word-initial long/short consonantal alternations - asymmetric neutralization of phonetic-phonological contrasts, stress and weight are most prominent among the...

The theme of this book is Change in Phonology, understood as encompassing both change at the level of the speech community and development within the individual speaker/hearer. As in other Laboratory Phonology volumes, thematically grouped sets of chapters are followed by a commentary by an author who approaches the topic from a different angle. The papers included in this volume are authored by linguists, psycholinguists, computer scientists and engineers and demonstrate that the Laboratory Phonology approach has reached maturity and has succeeded in its aim not only to bridge the gap...

• Provides an ideal first course book in phonology, written by a renowned phonologist
  
• Developed and tested in the classroom through years of experience and use
  
• Emphasizes analysis of phonological data, placing this in its scientific context, and explains the relevant methodology
  
• Guides students through the larger questions of...

This book provides handy tools for teachers to analyze and correct simple spelling mistakes, or tackle more complex problems. Includes: how to make assessment pain-free by setting realistic learning targets; easy to remember spelling rules that really work; photocopiable masters for error-analysis and analysis-to-action forms; detailed case studies to supplement key points.

This book is relevant for phonologists, morphologists, Slavists and cognitive linguists, and addresses two questions: How can the morphology-phonology interface be accommodated in cognitive linguistics? Do morphophonological alternations have a meaning? These questions are explored via a comprehensive analysis of stem alternations in Russian verbs. The analysis is couched in R.W. Langacker's Cognitive Grammar framework, and the book offers comparisons to other varieties of cognitive linguistics, such as Construction Grammar and Conceptual Integration. The proposed analysis is furthermore...

This groundbreaking book highlights a phonological preference, the Principle of Rhythmic Alternation, as a factor in grammatical variation and change in English from the early modern period to the present. Though frequently overlooked in earlier research, the phonetically motivated avoidance of adjacent stresses is shown to exert an influence on a wide variety of phenomena in morphology and syntax.

Based on in-depth analyses of extensive electronic databases, the book presents 20 exemplary studies from different structural categories. Among them are much-debated as well as novel...

A revival of interest in morphology has occurred during recent years. The periodical Yearbook of Morphology, published since 1988, has proven to be an eminent support for this upswing of morphological research, and has shown that morphology is central to present-day linguistic theorizing.

In the Yearbook of Morphology 2005 a number of important theoretical issues are discussed: the role of inflectional paradigms in morphological analysis, the differences between words and affixes, and the adequacy of competing models of word structure.

In addition, the role...