An Effort Based Approach to Consonant Lenition

by Robert Kirchner

Overview

The first serious typological survey of the lenition process in modern phonological literature.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415937436
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/16/2001
Series:	Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Robert Kirchner earned his PHD from UCLA and is currently Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Alberta.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments List of Figures List of Tables 1 Introduction 2 Articulatory Effort 3 Representational Issues 4 Spirantization and Stridency 5 Geminates 6 Effort-Based Contexts 7 Tümpisa Shoshone 8 Florentine Italian 9 Conclusion: Stabalization of Lenition Patterns appendix: Survey of Lenition Patterns Notes References Index