Phonetically Based Phonology

This book is a study of phonetically based phonology, investigating the role of phonetics in phonological sound patterns.

Bruce Hayes (Edited by), Robert Kirchner (Edited by), Donca Steriade (Edited by)

9780521825788, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 12 August 2004

384 pages, 27 b/w illus. 124 tables
23.6 x 16.2 x 3 cm, 0.76 kg

'I consider Phonetically Based Phonology a very important book …' Journal of Linguistics

Phonetically Based Phonology is centred around the hypothesis that phonologies of languages are determined by phonetic principles; that is, phonetic patterns involving ease of articulation and perception are expressed linguistically as grammatical constraints. This book brings together a team of scholars to provide a wide-ranging study of phonetically based phonology. It investigates the role of phonetics in many phonological phenomena - such as assimilation, vowel reduction, vowel harmony, syllable weight, contour line distribution, metathesis, lenition, sonority sequencing, and the Obligatory Contour Principle (OCP) - exploring in particular the phonetic bases of phonological markedness in these key areas. The analyses also illustrate several analytical strategies whereby phonological sound patterns can be related to their phonological underpinnings. Each chapter includes a tutorial discussion of the phonetics on which the phonological discussion is based. Diverse and comprehensive in its coverage, Phonetically Based Phonology will be welcomed by all linguists interested in the relationship between phonetics and phonological theory.

List of contributors
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction: the phonetic bases of phonological Markedness Bruce Hayes and Donca Steriade
2. A review of perceptual cues and cue robustness Richard Wright
3. Place assimilation Jongho Jun
4. The typology of rounding harmony Abigail R. Kaun
5. The evolution of metathesis Juliette Blevins and Andrew Garrett
6. The role of contrast-specific and language-specific phonetics in contour tone distribution Jie Zhang
7. Vowel reduction Katherine M. Crosswhite
8. Contrast and perceptual distinctiveness Edward Flemming
9. Syllable weight Matthew Gordon
10. Consonant lenition Robert Kirchner
11. Language processing and segmental OCP effects Stefan A. Frisch
Index.

Subject Areas: Linguistics [CF]