Prosodic weight : categories and continua /

This book provides the most comprehensive treatment of phonological weight to date, combining traditional notions of categorical, rime-based weight with new developments in statistical prosodic phonology. It is based on a survey of weight systems in the world's languages, yielding a number of v...

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Main Author:	Ryan, Kevin M. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Series:	Oxford linguistics. Oxford studies in phonology and phonetics ; 3.
Subjects:	Grammar, Comparative and general > Phonology. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Phonetics & Phonology. Grammar, Comparative and general > Phonology Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	This book provides the most comprehensive treatment of phonological weight to date, combining traditional notions of categorical, rime-based weight with new developments in statistical prosodic phonology. It is based on a survey of weight systems in the world's languages, yielding a number of valuable generalizations for human language.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191859311 0191859311 9780192550200 0192550209