Problems in Scottish English Phonology.

This book presents a synchronic account of data from Scottish English interpreted within the framework of 'Lexical Phonology' and non-linear theories of the syllable. It centres around two groups of problems crucial for the contrastive dialectal studies of English language, in particular,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kamiânska, Tatiana Ewa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin : De Gruyter, 1995.
Colección:Linguistische Arbeiten.
Temas:
Scots language > Phonology.
Scots language > Variation.
Scots language > Vowels.
Écossais (Dialecte) > Variation.
Écossais (Dialecte) > Voyelles.
Scots language > Phonology
Scots language > Variation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book presents a synchronic account of data from Scottish English interpreted within the framework of 'Lexical Phonology' and non-linear theories of the syllable. It centres around two groups of problems crucial for the contrastive dialectal studies of English language, in particular, vocalic processes and the phonoloy of [r]. More specifically, it investigates two vowel lengthening processes: 'Aitken's law' and the 'Allophonic Lengthening Rule'. Kamiânska tries to demonstrate that the former is an accent specific lexicalization of the latter. Moreover, the book provides a comparative surv.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (208 pages)
ISBN:9783110934724
3110934728

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