Quantity and Prosodic Asymmetries in Alemannic - Synchronic and Diachronic Perspectives

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 theoretical issues on which Thurgovian phonology is brought to bear.

About the author

Astrid Kraehenmann teaches at the University of Konstanz, Germany.

Product details

• Authors: Astrid Kraehenmann
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2003
• EAN: 9783110176803
• ISBN: 978-3-11-017680-3
• No. of pages: 276
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 23 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 532 g
• Illustrations: 31 b/w ill., 14 b/w tbl.
• Series: Phonology and Phonetics; Phonology and Phonetics; Phonology and Phonetics [PP]; ISSN; ISSN
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics