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Markedness : reduction and preservation in phonology /

Presents a groundbreaking new theory of markedness in phonology, the tendency of languages to show a preference for particular structures or sounds. Drawing on examples from a wide range of phonological phenomena, de Lacy argues that markedness is part of our linguistic competence, determined by con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Lacy, Paul V., 1975-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Colección:Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 112.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Symbols and abbreviations; 1 What is markedness?; 2 Theory; 3 Markedness reduction; 4 Preservation of the Marked; 5 Conflation in reduction; 6 Markedness conflation in preservation; 7 Markedness conflict: vowels; 8 Predictions and alternatives; 9 Conclusions; References; Subject index; Language index.