Pavel Iosad

A Substance-Free Framework for Phonology

An Analysis of the Breton Dialect of Bothoa

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Presenting the first comprehensive analysis of the sound patterns of a Breton variety treated in a substance-free phonological framework, this book will enhance the understanding of Celtic phonology and offers a valuable reference for postgraduate students, academics and researchers working in phonological theory and Celtic studies.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9781474407373
• ISBN-10: 1474407374
• Artikelnr.: 43758568

Autorenporträt

Dr Pavel Iosad is a Lecturer in the School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
1: Introduction
2: Conceptual foundations of substance-free phonology
3: Representational assumptions
4: Computational assumptions
5: Complexity and markedness in substance-free phonology
6: The Breton language
7: Segments and representations
8: Suprasegmental phonology
9: The phonology of vowels
10: The phonology of consonants: palatalization and gliding
11: Laryngeal phonology
12: Conclusion
References