Prosodic features and prosodic structure [[electronic resource] ] : the phonology of suprasegmentals / / Anthony Fox

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455736203321
• Autore: Fox Anthony <1943->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• ISBN: 1-283-66470-4; 0-19-158976-4; 0-585-48348-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (414 p.)
• Collana: Oxford linguistics
• Disciplina: 414/.6
• Soggetti: Prosodic analysis (Linguistics); Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reprinted 2002.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [366]-396) and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The Nature of Prosodic Features; 1.2 The Phonetic Basis; 1.3 The Phonological Basis; 1.4 The Scope of Prosodic Features; 2. Length; 2.1 Introduction: The Nature and Status of Length; 2.2 Background to the Study of Length; 2.2.1 The Classical Tradition; 2.2.2 Early Phoneticians; 2.2.3 Early Experimental Phonetics; 2.2.4 The Phonetics and Phonology of Length; 2.3 Preliminaries to the Phonology of Length; 2.3.1 Phonological Perspectives on Length; 2.3.2 The Phonological Role of Length; 2.3.3 A Note on Terminology; 2.4 The Paradigmatic Interpretation of Length2.4.1 Introduction; 2.4.2 Length and Phonological Oppositions; 2.4.3 The Distinctive Features of Length; 2.4.4 Quality vs. Quantity; 2.4.5 Conclusion; 2.5 The Syntagmatic Interpretation of Length; 2.5.1 Introduction; 2.5.2 'Analytic Length'; 2.5.3 The Distributional Analysis of Length; 2.5.4 The Mora (1); 2.5.5 Conclusion; 2.6 Length and the Syllable; 2.6.1 Length and Syllable Structure; 2.6.2 Syllable Weight; 2.6.3 The Syllable as a Unit of Length; 2.7 The Non-linear Approach to Length; 2.7.1 Introduction; 2.7.2 The Non-linear Representation of Syllable Structure2.7.3 The Non-linear Representation of Length; 2.7.4 Lengthening Processes; 2.8 Length as a Prosodic Feature; 2.8.1 Introduction; 2.8.2 'Chronemes'; ; 2.8.3 The Mora (2); 2.8.4 The 'Weight Tier' and Moraic Phonology; 2.9 Length and Prosodic Structure; 2.9.1 Introduction: Syllable Quantity; 2.9.2 Rhythm; 2.9.3 Timing; 2.9.4 Segment Length in a Prosodic Context; 2.9.5 The Relevance of Prosodic Structure; 2.10 Conclusion; 2.10.1 The Stratification of Length; 2.10.2 The Typology of Length; 3. Accent; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 The Status of Accent3.1.2 Background to the Study of Accent; 3.2 The Phonetic Basis of Accent; 3.2.1 Introduction; 3.2.2 Accent and the Speaker; 3.2.3 Accent and the Hearer; 3.2.4 Conclusion: What is Accent?; 3.3 The Phonological Basis of Accent; 3.3.1 Introduction; 3.3.2 The Paradigmatic Analysis of Accent; 3.3.3 The Functional Analysis of Accent; 3.3.4 Pitch-accent; 3.4 Accentual Structure; 3.4.1 Introduction; 3.4.2 Accentual Units; 3.4.3 The Accentual Hierarchy: Accent as Prosodic Organization; 3.5 The Representation of Accent; 3.5.1 Introduction; 3.5.2 Distinctive Features of Accent; 3.5.3 The Metrical Representation of Accent3.5.4 Evaluation; 3.6 The Specification of Accent; 3.6.1 Assigning Accent; 3.6.2 Stress and Syntax; 3.6.3 Non-cyclical Approaches; 3.6.4 The Status of 'Stress Contours'; 3.7 Conclusion: Accent and Prosodic Structure; 4. Tone; 4.1 Introduction; 4.1.1 The Nature of Tone; 4.1.2 Background to the Study of Tone; 4.1.3 The Phonetic Basis of Tone; 4.1.4 The Notation of Tone; 4.2 Preliminaries to the Phonology of Tone; 4.2.1 Phonetic vs. Phonological Analysis of Tone; 4.2.2 'Perturbations'; 4.3 The Paradigmatic Analysis of Tone; 4.3.1 Tones and Tone-systems; 4.3.2 Levels vs. Contours
• Sommario/riassunto: Prosodic Features and Prosodic Structure presents an overall view of the nature of prosodic features of language - accent, stress, rhythm, tone, pitch, and intonation - and shows how these connect to sound systems and meaning. It is a work of great scholarship and learning, expressed in way that will be accessible to all linguists from advanced undergraduates to postdoctoral researchers. The last substantial overview was published over 20 years ago. Since then the subjecthas been transformed by linked advances in phonological and phonetic theory and accoustic technology. This book will interes

Liberal education and the public interest [[electronic resource] /] / James O. Freedman

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910777591503321
• Autore: Freedman James O
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, c2003
• ISBN: 1-58729-422-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (161 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.012; 378/.012
• Soggetti: Education, Humanistic - United States; Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States; College presidents - United States
• 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 (p. [133]-136) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; 1. Mounting the Public Stage; 2. Defending Higher Education; 3. Preserving Liberal Education; 4. Celebrating Intellectuals; 5. Appraising Significant Lives; 6. Addressing Moral Questions; 7. Conferring Honorary Degrees; Selected Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In 1996 James Freedman published Idealism and Liberal Education, which discussed the ideals that shaped his life as an intellectual, a law professor, and a college and university president. In this new collection of essays, he convincingly explores his firm belief that a liberal education is the "surest instrument yet devised for developing those civilizing qualities of mind and character that enable men and women to lead satisfying lives and to make significant contributions to a democratic society."Freedman concentrates directly upon the problems facing universi