Oostendorp first provides evidence for the constraint CONNECT(N, lax) and discusses the interaction of this constraint with phenomena of vowel length. He then discusses schwa (the empty vowel) in Dutch, French, and Norwegian, showing that this vowel shows a defective behavior at…
Prosody and iconicity
by Hancil, Sylvie, Hirst, Daniel
fromIconicity in language and literature
"This collection of articles on stress and tone in various Athabaskan languages will interest theoretical linguists and historically oriented linguists alike. The volume brings to light new data on the phonetics and/or phonology of prosody (stress, tone, intonation) in various A…
"This collection of articles on stress and tone in various Athabaskan languages will interest theoretical linguists and historically oriented linguists alike. The volume brings to light new data on the phonetics and/or phonology of prosody (stress, tone, intonation) in various A…