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The Phonological SpectrumVolume I: Segmental structure
2003. x, 308 pp.
Publishing status: Available
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978 90 272 4744 5 / EUR 120.00 978 1 58811 351 1 / USD 180.00
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Part of the set: Weijer, Jeroen van de, Vincent J. van Heuven and Harry van der Hulst (eds.), The Phonological Spectrum: 2 Volumes (set).
The two volumes of the Phonological Spectrum aim at giving a comprehensive overview of current developments in phonological theory, by providing a number of papers in different areas of current theorizing which reflect on particular problems from different angles. Volume I is concerned with segmental structure, and focuses on nasality, voicing and other laryngeal features, as well as segmental timing. With respect to nasality, questions such as the phonetic underpinning of a distinctive feature [nasal] and the treatment of nasal harmony are treated. As for voicing, the behaviour of voicing assimilation in Dutch is covered while its application in German is examined with an eye to its implications for the stratification of the German lexicon. In the final section of volume I, the structure of diphthongs is examined, as well as the treatment of lenition and the relation between phonetic and phonological specification in sign language.
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Linguistics