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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Smith, Jennifer L., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Taylor & Francis 2005.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745295806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.