Tone and Intonation are two types of pitch variation, which are used by speakers of all
languages in order to give shape to utterances. More specifically, tone encodes segments …

Evolutionary Phonology is a theory of sound patterns which synthesizes results in historical
linguistics, phonetics and phonological theory. In this book, Juliette Blevins explores the …

Understanding Phonology, Fourth Edition provides a clear, accessible and broad
introduction to Phonology. Introducing basic concepts, it provides a comprehensive account …

Tashlhiyt Berber contrasts singletons and geminates in intervocalic as well as in initial and
final positions. This study presents results of an investigation of the phonetic correlates that …

Zurich German belongs to the High Alemannic subgroup of Alemannic, a dialect group
forming part of Upper German (cf. Wiesinger 1983: 835). It is the dialect spoken in the city …

The concept of the'onset', ie the consonant (s) before the vowel of a syllable, is critical within
phonology. While phonologists have examined the segmental behaviour of onsets, their …

It is well known that what are commonly called voicing contrasts in many languages are
accompanied by effects on the fundamental frequency (F0) of a following vowel: roughly, F0 …

This chapter surveys the impact of language contact on phonological systems. The
phonology of one language may influence that of another in several ways, including lexical …

This dissertation investigates the phonology and phonetics of San Martín Itunyoso Trique, an
Otomanguean language spoken in Mexico. Along with describing the language's …

The phonology and phonetics of word-initial geminate consonants are investigated in this
dissertation. The phonology portion concentrates on the patterning and distribution of these …