Distinctive Feature Theory / Edition 1

by T. Alan Hall

Overview

This volume consists of nine articles dealing with topics in distinctive feature theory in various typologically diverse languages, including Acehnese, Afrikaans, Basque, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Navajo, Portuguese, Tahltan, Terena, Tswana, Tuvan, and Zoque. The subjects dealt with in the book include feature geometry, underspecification (in rule-based and in Opti-mality Theoretic treatments) and the phonetic implementation of phonological features. Other topics include laryngeal features (e.g. [voice], [spread glottis], [nasal]), and place features for consonants and vowels. The volume will be of interest to all linguists and advanced students of linguistics working on feature theory and/or the phonetics-phonology interface.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110170337
Publisher:	De Gruyter
Publication date:	11/15/2001
Series:	Phonology and Phonetics [PP] , #2
Edition description:	Reprint 2012
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.88(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

Hall (Institut f<:u>r Linguistik, U. of Leipzig, Germany) presents nine chapters that look at theoretical issues of phonology related to representational questions. The main purposes of the book are to address the nature of featural representations in the phonological component (e.g. feature geometry and underspecification) and the connection between featural representation in the phonological component and interpretation of these features in phonetics. Specific topics include representational economy in constraint-based phonology, representing nasality in consonants, and the completion and enhancement of laryngeal dimensions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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