Compensatory Lengthening: Phonetics, Phonology, Diachrony / Edition 1

by Darya Kavitskaya, Laurence Horn

Overview

First Published in 2002. This volume is part of the 'Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics'series, and focuses on phonetics, phonology and diachrony of compensatory lengthening. The term compensatory lengthening (CL) refers to a set of phonological phenomena wherein the disappearance of one element of a representation is accompanied by a corresponding lengthening of another element. This study focuses on descriptive and formal similarities and divergences between CL of vowels triggered by consonant and by vowel loss.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415941600
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/19/2002
Series:	Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Darya Kavitskaya, Edited by Laurence Horn Yale University

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Conservation Approaches to Compensatory Lengthening; Chapter 3 Conditions on CVC Compensatory Lengthening; Chapter 4 Conditions on CVCV Compensatory Lengthening; Chapter 5 Notes on Synchronic Compensatory Lengthening; Chapter 6 Summary and Conclusions;