Description
Onsets
Suprasegmental and Prosodic Behaviour
Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series
Author: Topintzi Nina
This book presents a new theory of onsets, arguing for their fundamental role in the structure of language.
Language: EnglishSubject for Onsets:
Approximative price 38.06 €
In Print (Delivery period: 14 days).
Add to cart the print on demand of Topintzi Nina
Onsets
Publication date: 04-2014
Support: Print on demand
Publication date: 04-2014
Support: Print on demand
Approximative price 101.82 €
In Print (Delivery period: 14 days).
Add to cart the book of Topintzi Nina
Onsets: suprasegmental and prosodic behaviour
Publication date: 04-2010
284 p. · 16x23.5 cm · Hardback
Publication date: 04-2010
284 p. · 16x23.5 cm · Hardback
Description
/li>Contents
/li>Biography
/li>
The concept of the 'onset', i.e. the consonant(s) before the vowel of a syllable, is critical within phonology. While phonologists have examined the segmental behaviour of onsets, their prosodic status has instead been largely overlooked. In fact, most previous accounts have stipulated that onsets are insignificant when it comes to the 'heaviness' of syllables. In this book Nina Topintzi presents a new theory of onsets, arguing for their fundamental role in the structure of language both in the underlying and surface representation, unlike previous assumptions. To capture the weight behaviour of onsets, a novel account is proposed that relates their interaction with voicing, tone and stress. Using numerous case-studies and data from a variety of languages and phenomena (including stress, compensatory lengthening, gemination and word minimality), the book introduces 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.
Nina Topintzi is a Teaching Fellow in the School of English at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
© 2024 LAVOISIER S.A.S.