The phonology of consonants : harmony, dissimilation, and correspondence /

The phonology of consonants : harmony, dissimilation, and correspondence /

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Author / Creator:	Bennett, Wm G., 1984- author.
Imprint:	Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description:	xix, 394 pages ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 147 Cambridge studies in linguistics ; 147.
Subject:	Grammar, Comparative and general -- Phonology. Consonants. Harmony. Language and languages -- Phonology. Phonetics. Distinctive features (Linguistics) Consonants. Distinctive features (Linguistics) Grammar, Comparative and general -- Phonology. Harmony. Language and languages -- Phonology. Phonetics.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10175065

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ISBN:	9781107073630 (hardback) 1107073634 (hardback)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"The most comprehensive work on dissimilation (the avoidance or repair of combinations of similar sounds) to date, this book proposes a novel analysis that handles dissimilation as the avoidance of surface correspondence relationships. It draws on recent work in Agreement By Correspondence to show that dissimilation is a natural outcome predicted by the same theory of Surface Correspondence. The theory is developed in more detail than ever before, and its predictions are tested and evaluated through ten in-depth analyses of diverse languages from Quechua to Kinyarwanda, together with a typological survey of over 160 dissimilation patterns drawn from over 130 languages, from Acehnese to Zulu. The book redefines the core of Surface Correspondence theory to a level of formal specificity and theoretical precision surpassing previous work. The book's findings are made more accessible by numerous examples featuring data from 47 languages from around the world"--

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