Vowel Epenthesis in Loanword Adaptation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Vowel Epenthesis in Loanword Adaptation write by Christian Uffmann. This book was released on 2012-02-14. Vowel Epenthesis in Loanword Adaptation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. While it is commonly assumed that languages epenthesize context-free default vowels, this book shows that in loanword adaptation, several strategies are found which interact intricately. Large loanword corpora in Shona, Sranan, Samoan and Kinyarwanda are analyzed statistically, and the patterns are modeled in a version of Optimality Theory which introduces constraints on autosegmental representations. The focus of this book is on English loans in Shona, providing an in-depth empirical and formal analysis of epenthesis in this language. The analysis of additional languages allows for solid typological generalizations. In addition, a diachronic study of epenthesis in Sranan provides insight into how insertion patterns develop historically. In all languages analyzed, default epenthesis exists alongside vowel harmony and spreading from adjacent consonants. While different languages prefer different strategies, these strategies are subject to the same set of constraints, however. In spreading, feature markedness plays an important role alongside sonority. We suggest universal markedness scales which combine with constraints on autosegmental configurations to model the patterns found in individual languages and at the same time to constrain the range of possible crosslinguistic variation.
Loan Phonology
Loan Phonology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Loan Phonology write by Andrea Calabrese. This book was released on 2009-11-30. Loan Phonology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For many different reasons, speakers borrow words from other languages to fill gaps in their own lexical inventory. The past ten years have been characterized by a great interest among phonologists in the issue of how the nativization of loanwords occurs. The general feeling is that loanword nativization provides a direct window for observing how acoustic cues are categorized in terms of the distinctive features relevant to the L1 phonological system as well as for studying L1 phonological processes in action and thus to the true synchronic phonology of L1. The collection of essays presented in this volume provides an overview of the complex issues phonologists face when investigating this phenomenon and, more generally, the ways in which unfamiliar sounds and sound sequences are adapted to converge with the native language’s sound pattern. This book is of interest to theoretical phonologists as well as to linguists interested in language contact phenomena. As of January 2019, this e-book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched.
The Role of Phonology and Phonetics in Loanword Adaptation
The Role of Phonology and Phonetics in Loanword Adaptation - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Role of Phonology and Phonetics in Loanword Adaptation write by Katrin Dohlus. This book was released on 2010. The Role of Phonology and Phonetics in Loanword Adaptation available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral--Humboldt--Univ., 2008).
The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology
The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology write by Patrick Honeybone. This book was released on 2015. The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This critical overview examines every aspect of the field including its history, key current research questions and methods, theoretical perspectives, and sociolinguistic factors. The authors represent leading proponents of every theoretical perspective. The book is a valuable resource for phonologists and a stimulating guide for their students.
Loanwords in the World's Languages
Loanwords in the World's Languages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Loanwords in the World's Languages write by Martin Haspelmath. This book was released on 2009. Loanwords in the World's Languages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "This landmark publication in comparative linguistics is the first comprehensive work to address the general issue of what kinds of words tend to be borrowed from other languages. The authors have assembled a unique database of over 70,000 words from 40 languages from around the world, 18,000 of which are loanwords. This database allows the authors to make empirically founded generalizations about general tendencies of word exchange among languages." --Book Jacket.
