A Substance-free Framework for Phonology

An Analysis of the Breton Dialect of Bothoa

Pavel Iosad (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2017
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-0737-3 (ISBN)

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What is the relationship between phonetics and phonology? Are phonological features innate and universal, and do they have fixed phonetic correlates? These questions have received renewed prominence in theoretical debates, and this book explores them from a modular, substance-free perspective. This in-depth analysis of Breton serves not only to introduce important data from this endangered language into the theoretical landscape but also to demonstrate the viability of a modular phonological framework. The book introduces a minimalist system of phonological representations built up on a language-specific basis, and integrates it with a fully-fledged computational framework, showcasing the numerous empirical and conceptual advantages of a substance-free view of phonology.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.

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

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

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Erscheinungsdatum	28.02.2017
Reihe/Serie	Edinburgh Studies in Theoretical Linguistics
Zusatzinfo	47 black and white halftones
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	578 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4744-0737-4 / 1474407374
ISBN-13	978-1-4744-0737-3 / 9781474407373
Zustand	Neuware