| Consonant Harmony: Long-Distance Interactions in Phonology Volume 145 Contributor(s): Hansson, Gunnar Olafur (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520098781 ISBN-13: 9780520098787 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 414 |
| LCCN: 2010923163 |
| Series: University of California Publications in Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 7" W x 10" (1.67 lbs) 440 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This extensive survey of consonant harmony in the world's languages reveals surprising diversity in the featural dimensions involved, and uncovers new empirical generalizations and tendencies. Striking parallels with phonological speech errors suggest a connection to the psycholinguistic domain of speech planning. An Optimality Theory analysis of consonant harmony as long-distance featural agreement, rather than feature spreading, is developed in detail. |