Description

Book Synopsis

The monograph contains two case studies dealing with the phonetics and phonology of affricates and laryngeals from a survey of 281 languages. The empirical findings go counter to a number of assumptions in the literature, e.g.: (1) affricates are exclusively stops from the perspective of phonology; (2) laryngeals are properties of the prosodic domains onset, nucleus, and coda; (3) phonetic strategies (affrication, laryngeal phasing) serve to make phonological specifications acoustically more salient. Theoretical discussions include questions of phonological representation (featural contours, prosodic licensing etc.) and the phonology-phonetics interface.

Phonological Representation and Phonetic Phasing: Affricates and Laryngeals

    Product form

    £95.00

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £100.00 – you save £5.00 (5%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Thu 25 Jun 2026.

    A Hardback by Wolfgang Kehrein


      View other formats and editions of Phonological Representation and Phonetic Phasing: Affricates and Laryngeals by Wolfgang Kehrein

      Publisher: De Gruyter
      Publication Date: 31/10/2002
      ISBN13: 9783484304666, 978-3484304666
      ISBN10:

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The monograph contains two case studies dealing with the phonetics and phonology of affricates and laryngeals from a survey of 281 languages. The empirical findings go counter to a number of assumptions in the literature, e.g.: (1) affricates are exclusively stops from the perspective of phonology; (2) laryngeals are properties of the prosodic domains onset, nucleus, and coda; (3) phonetic strategies (affrication, laryngeal phasing) serve to make phonological specifications acoustically more salient. Theoretical discussions include questions of phonological representation (featural contours, prosodic licensing etc.) and the phonology-phonetics interface.

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account