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Zusatztext This is a book that takes a bold position and identifies a large number of critical cases. It lays out a road map for all kinds of follow-up studies. This makes the book a great resource for anyone who is looking for a self-contained and clearly defined phonological research question, or anyone whose job involves helping students develop such questions. Informationen zum Autor San Duanmu is Professor of Linguistics at the University of Michigan. He received his PhD in Linguistics from MIT in 1990 and has held teaching posts at Fudan University, Shanghai and at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He is the author of The Phonology of Standard Chinese (2nd edn; OUP 2007) and Syllable Structure: The Limits of Variation (OUP, 2008). Klappentext This book outlines a system of phonological features that is minimally sufficient to distinguish all consonants and vowels in the languages of the world. San Duanmu focuses on a straightforward procedure to interpret empirical data and reveals a surprisingly simple feature system whereby a two-way contrast for each feature proves sufficient. Zusammenfassung This book outlines a system of phonological features that is minimally sufficient to distinguish all consonants and vowels in the languages of the world. San Duanmu focuses on a straightforward procedure to interpret empirical data and reveals a surprisingly simple feature system whereby a two-way contrast for each feature proves sufficient. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction 2: Method 3: Vowel contrasts 4: Vowel height 5: Consonant contrasts 6: A feature system 7: Complex sounds 8: Concluding remarks
