Phonological Augmentation in Prominent Positions

Phonologically prominent or "strong" positions are well known for their ability to resist positional neutralization processes such as vowel reduction or place assimilation. However, there are also cases of neutralization that affect only strong positions, as when stressed syllables must be...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Smith, Jennifer L., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Taylor & Francis 2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Positional augmentation : markedness constraints for prominent positions
  • 2. A theory of positional augmentation constraints
  • 3. Augmentation of phonetically strong positions
  • 4. Augmentation of psycholinguistically strong positions
  • 5. Positional augmentation and positional neutralization
  • 6. Conclusions, implications, and future directions.