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Mon Apr 19 2010

Books: Phonology: Topintzi

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        1.    Daniel Davies, Onsets: Topintzi
Message 1: Onsets: Topintzi
Date: 17-Apr-2010
From: Daniel Davies <ddaviescambridge.org>
Subject: Onsets: Topintzi
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Title: Onsets Subtitle: Suprasegmental and Prosodic Behaviour Series Title: Cambridge Studies in Linguistics 125 Published: 2010 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Author: Nina Topintzi Hardback: ISBN: 9780521493352 Pages: Price: U.K. £ 60.00
Hardback: ISBN: 9780521493352 Pages: Price: U.S. $ 99.00
Abstract:

The concept of the 'onset', i.e. the consonant(s) before the vowel of asyllable, is critical within phonology. While phonologists have examinedthe segmental behaviour of onsets, their prosodic status has instead beenlargely overlooked. In fact, most previous accounts have stipulated thatonsets are insignificant when it comes to the 'heaviness' of syllables.In this book Nina Topintzi presents a new theory of onsets, arguing fortheir fundamental role in the structure of language both in the underlyingand surface representation, unlike previous assumptions. To capture theweight behaviour of onsets, a novel account is proposed that relates theirinteraction with voicing, tone and stress. Using numerous case-studies anddata from a variety of languages and phenomena (including stress,compensatory lengthening, gemination and word minimality), the bookintroduces a model that reflects the true behaviour of onsets,demonstrating profound implications for syllable and weight theories.

1. Onsets and weight: the theory;2. Onsets and stress;3. Onsets and compensatory lengthening;4. Onsets and word-minimality;5. Onsets and geminates;6. Other real and not-so-real onset-sensitive data: brief case studies;7. Conclusion and discussion of alternatives.


Linguistic Field(s): Lexicography                             Phonology
Written In: English (eng )

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