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The contrastive hierarchy in phonology /

"Contrast"--The opposition between distinctive sounds in a language - is one of the most central concepts in linguistics. This book presents a fascinating account of the logic and history of contrast in phonology. It provides empirical evidence from diverse phonological domains that only c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dresher, Bezalel E. (Bezalel Elan), 1950-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Colección:Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 121.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The logic of contrast
  • Contrast in structuralist phonology
  • The rise and fall of the contrastive hierarchy
  • Generative phonology: contrast goes underground
  • Contrast in optimality theory
  • Evidence for the contrastive hierarchy in phonology
  • Other approaches to contrast in phonology
  • Conclusion.