Mutation in Welsh / / Martin J. Ball and Nicole Muller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455557503321
• Autore: Ball Martin J (Martin John)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992
• ISBN: 1-134-96933-3; 1-280-32658-1; 0-203-19276-1; 0-203-32739-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MullerNicole <1963->
• Disciplina: 491.6/615
• Soggetti: Welsh language - Mutation; Celtic languages; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Introduction; Varieties of Welsh; Soft mutation or lenition; Nasal mutation or nasalization; Aspirate mutation or spirantization; Pre-vocalic aspiration; Introduction; Morphophonemic and related accounts; Transformational theory: Awbery; Other recent accounts; Introduction; Mutation in Modern Celtic languages; The historical and phonological background; Historical processes; Conclusion; Introduction; Acoustic characteristics of fricatives in Welsh; Acoustic characteristics of voicing in WelshAcoustic characteristics of the fortis and lenis liquids; Air-flow investigation of the nasal mutation; Conclusions; Introduction; Rule ordering and mutation; Problems with features: a Dependency Phonology approach; Autosegmental Phonology; Other approaches; Introduction; Morphology and syntax of mutation triggers; An outline of Welsh syntax; Direct-Object Mutation (and others) revisited; Gender mutations; Zero triggers and the pre-sentential particle system; (Re-)defining ICM; Introduction; Phonology phonetics interface; Morphology phonology interfaceSyntax phonology interface; Mutation mutation interface; Introduction; Mutation and semantic load; Semantic ; discrimination in prepositions; Mutations and the lexis; Ambiguity; Introduction; First-language acquisition; Error recognition; Word recognition; Slips of the tongue; Introduction; Problems of data collection; Design of a study; Results of the study; Variable rules for mutation; Introduction; Awareness of mutation; Mutation as a two-term system; The future of Welsh; Future research on mutations; Conclusion; Introduction; Derivational affixes; Inflectional affixesIntroduction; HM with abstract noun endings; Is HM really SM in disguise?; Introduction; Vowels; Diphthongs; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The Initial Consonant Mutation system of Welsh is unique to Indo-European languages. This comprehensive book provides an integrated overview of this important feature from a wide linguistic viewpoint.