Syllable and Word Languages

Published by De Gruyter 2014

Syllable and Word Languages

Edited by: Javier Caro Reina and Renata Szczepaniak

Volume 40 in the series linguae & litterae

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110346992

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This is the first volume concerned with the phonological typology of syllable and word languages, based on the model of a complex, multi-layered and hierarchically structured phonological system. The main typological claim is that the phonetic and phonological make-up of a language depends on the relevance of the prosodic categories. In previous research, the syllable and the phonological word have already proved to be typologically important. The contributions in this volume discuss theoretical questions and address issues such as the variable structure of the phonological word, the interplay between phonetics and phonology as well as the effect of a language’s phonological make-up on its morphology or lexicon. The volume provides detailed synchronic and diachronic analyses of (Non-)Indo-European languages which will serve as a basis for further typological research.

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Javier Caro Reina, University of Cologne, Germany; Renata Szczepaniak, University of Hamburg, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	IX
List of abbreviations and symbols Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	XI
Preface Peter Auer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Introduction: Syllable and word languages Javier Caro and Renata Szczepaniak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Part 1: Theoretical issues
The typology of syllable and word languages and Swedish phonological structure Stig Eliasson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Syllable complexity in the diachrony of Romance languages: A center vs. periphery view and the syllable vs. word rhythm paradigm Matthias Heinz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
Pervasive syllables and phonological unity in words Barış Kabak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
Monosyllabic Lengthening in German and its relation to the syllable vs. word language typology Guido Seiler and Kathrin Würth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	140
Vowel and consonant epentheses in the history of German from the typological perspective of syllable and word languages Renata Szczepaniak Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
Part 2: Diachronic approaches
Scandinavian word phonology: Evidence for a typological cycle Kurt Braunmüller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Syllable- and word-related developments in earlier Indo-Iranian Martin Joachim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	204
From Christel to Christina, from Klaus to Nico: A diachronic study of German first names (1945–2010) and their shift towards the syllable language type Damaris Nübling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	222
Part 3: Synchronic approaches (Germanic languages)
Reduction and deletion of glottal stops and geminates at phonological word boundaries in German compounds: Effects of word frequency and accentuation Pia Bergmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Phonological domains in Luxembourgish and their relevance for the phonological system Peter Gilles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	279
Low German: A profile of a word language Steffen Höder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
Phonological and phonetic considerations for a classification of Swiss German dialects as a word language or a syllable language Beat Siebenhaar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
Part 4: Synchronic approaches (Romance languages)
Central Catalan in the framework of the typology of syllable and word languages Javier Caro Reina Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349
Batidas latinas: On rhythm and meter in Spanish and Portuguese and other forms of music Uli Reich and Martin Rohrmeier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	391
Syllable typology and the rhythm class hypothesis: Evidence from Italo-Romance dialects Stephan Schmid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Researchers in language typology, historical linguistics, phonology and phonetics
Pages
- Front matter: 12
- Main content: 454
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 40
- Coloured Illustrations: 2
Keywords: Phonological Typology; Syllable; Phonological Word

eBook

Published: October 24, 2014
ISBN: 9783110346992

Hardcover

Published: October 13, 2014
ISBN: 9783110343458