Phonology of Norwegian

Zusatztext The Phonology of Norwegian is a major contribution which will significantly advance phonologists' understanding of Norwegian, and which will be the standard reference work on this language for decades to come. Informationen zum Autor Gjert Kristoffersen graduated from the University of Bergen in 1978. He has worked as Assistant Professor of General Linguistics and of Nordic Languages at the University of Tromsø (1979-84); Editor at the Norwegian University Press (Universitetsforlaget) in Tromsø and Oslo (1984-88); and Associate Professor of Nordic Languages at the University of Tromsø (1988-91). From 1991 he has held the post of Professor of Nordic Languages at the University of Bergen. He is the author of numerous articles on sociolinguistics and phonology in Scandinavian journals and anthologies. Klappentext The Norwegian language has undergone considerable change in the last 180 years, and in this book Gjert Kristoffersen considers the abundant evidence in order to provide us with an original analysis of the ways in which the sounds and meanings of competing languages may change and evolve. Zusammenfassung The Norwegian language has undergone considerable change in the last 180 years, and in this book Gjert Kristoffersen considers the abundant evidence in order to provide us with an original analysis of the ways in which the sounds and meanings of competing languages may change and evolve. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Segments: Inventory and Feature Specifications 3: Phonotactic Constraints 4: Word Phonology 5: Syllable Structure 6: Stress Assignment in Simplex Words 7: Cyclic Stress Assignment 8: Cyclic Syllabification 9: Tonal Accents 10: Intonation and Rhythm 11: Postlexical Segmental Phonology 12: Orthographic Conventions References Index

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• Authors: Gjert Kristoffersen, Gjert (Professor of Nordic Language Kristoffersen, Gjert (Professor of Nordic Languages Kristoffersen, Kristoffersen Gjert
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.08.2007
• EAN: 9780199229321
• ISBN: 978-0-19-922932-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: The Phonology of the World's Languages; Phonology of the World's Langu; The Phonology of the World's Languages; Phonology of the World's Langu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other Germanic linguistics / literary studies; Schwedisch, Norwegen, Norwegisch, Norway, Phonetics, phonology, Norwegian, Swedish