30.1454, Books: Prosodic Weight: Ryan

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Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 22:58:52
From: Alyssa Russell [Alyssa.Russell at oup.com]
Subject: Prosodic Weight: Ryan

 


Title: Prosodic Weight 
Subtitle: Categories and Continua 
Series Title: Oxford Studies in Phonology and Phonetics  

Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
	   http://www.oup.com/us
	

Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/prosodic-weight-9780198817949/?WT.mc_id=gl-ling-11-2018-01 


Author: Kevin Ryan

Hardback: ISBN:  9780198817949 Pages: 320 Price: U.S. $ 85.00


Abstract:

This volume provides the most comprehensive treatment of phonological weight
to date, bringing together traditional notions of categorical, rime-based
weight and new developments in statistical prosodic phonology. The book
demonstrates that while some systems treat weight as a simple (heavy vs.
light) distinction, others treat it as a rich continuum of heaviness.
Following an introduction to weight-sensitive systems in phonology, Kevin Ryan
explores the range of phenomena that interact with prosodic weight. Chapters
examine the analysis of scales in terms of prominence rather than moraic
coercion; prosodic minimality in the context of larger prosodic constituents;
syllable weight in metrics; and the relationship between prosodic end-weight
and stress. Throughout, the analysis is based on a survey of weight systems
both within and across the world's languages, which yields a number of
valuable generalizations and points towards a universal theory of weight in
human language.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics
                     Phonology


Written In: English  (eng)

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