The phonetics and phonology of contrast : the case of the Romanian vowel system / / Margaret E. L. Renwick

• Autore: Renwick Margaret E. L.
• Pubblicazione: Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Mouton de Gruyter, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Disciplina: 459
• Soggetto topico: Romanian language - Phonetics; Romanian language - Phonology; Romanian language - Vowels
• Soggetto non controllato: Phonetics; Phonology; Romanian; Vowels
• Classificazione: IX 1550
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Foreword -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Relative frequency of Romanian phonemes -- 3. On the origins of /ᵻ/ in Romanian -- 4. The distribution of /e̯a/ and /o̯a/ in Romanian -- 5. Distributional evidence for marginal contrast -- 6. Acoustics of Romanian monophthongs -- 7. Acoustics of Romanian diphthongs -- 8. Perception of vowels in Romanian -- 9. A multidimensional model of contrast -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book proposes that phonological contrast, in particular the robustness of a phonemic contrast, does not depend solely on the presence of minimal pairs, but is instead affected by a set of phonetic, usage-based, and systemic factors. This perspective opens phonology to a more direct interpretation through phonetic analysis, undertaken in a series of case studies on the Romanian vowel system. Both the synchronic phonetics and morpho-phonological alternations are studied, to understand the forces that have historically shaped and now maintain the phonemic system of Romanian. A corpus study of phoneme type frequency in Romanian reveals marginal contrasts among vowels, in which a sharp distinction between allophones and phonemes fails to capture relationships among sounds. An investigation of Romanian /Ɨ/ provides insight into the historical roots of marginal contrast, and a large acoustic study of Romanian vowels and diphthongs is a backdrop for evaluating the phonetic and perceptual realization of marginal contrast. The results provide impetus for a model in which phonology, phonetics, morphology and perception interact in a multidimensional way.
• Titolo autorizzato: The phonetics and phonology of contrast
• ISBN: 3-11-039476-6; 3-11-036277-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787059403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Phonology and phonetics ; ; Volume 19.