Distinctiveness, Coercion and Sonority - A Unified Theory of Weight

Informationen zum Autor Bruce Moren Klappentext This volume proposes a unified weight theory that challenges traditionally held beliefs regarding the vowel/consonant dichotomy inherent in moraicity and illuminates many previously intractable issues. Zusammenfassung This book provides a unified theory of moraicity, contending that there are two types of weight labelled coerced and distinctive. Using optimality theory, Moren challenges traditional theories of vowel/consonant dichotomy and inherent moraicity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments 1. Syllable Weight: Descriptive Generalizations 2. Optimality Theory, Typology, and Constraints 3. Segment Weight Typology 4. Case Studies 5. Miscellaneous Issues and General Conclusions Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Moren, Bruce (Georgetown University Moren, MOREN BRUCE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSIT
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.10.2001
• EAN: 9780415937801
• ISBN: 978-0-415-93780-1
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Outstanding Dissertations in L; Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics; Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; English, Phonetics, phonology