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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785840503321

Autore

Herbert Robert K. <1951->

Titolo

Language universals, markedness theory, and natural phonetic processes [[electronic resource] /] / by Robert K. Herbert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c1986

ISBN

3-11-086593-9

Edizione

[Reprint 2011]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (312 p.)

Collana

Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; ; 25

Classificazione

ET 270

Disciplina

414

Soggetti

Consonants

Nasality (Phonetics)

Linguistic universals

Markedness (Linguistics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Bibliography: p. [278]-299.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Notes on Symbols -- 1 Introduction and orientation -- 2 Definition and phonological status of prenasalization -- 3 Prenasalized consonants: Units or clusters? -- 4 Formal representation of prenasalized consonants -- 5 Phonetic evidence for a cluster analysis -- 6 A derivational model for nasal-oral unification -- 7 Prenasalized consonants: Processes of origin -- 8 Phonetic processes in derivation -- 9 Implications and conclusions -- References -- Backmatter