Abstract:List of Figures. List of Tables. Note on Transcription and Abbreviations. 1. Sound Change and Language Universals, Representations and Models of Change. 2. The Data Base and Language Sampling, Methodo...List of Figures. List of Tables. Note on Transcription and Abbreviations. 1. Sound Change and Language Universals, Representations and Models of Change. 2. The Data Base and Language Sampling, Methodological Issues and Background. 3. Distinctive Vowel Nasalization and Rule Ordering. 4. Universal Features of Vowel Nasalization and N--Deletion: The Effect of Vowel Length, Stress and the Foot. 5. Vowel Height, Vowel Quality and the Development of Distinctive Nasalization. 6. Contextual Ordering of Distinctive Nasalization. 7. Historical Development of Nasal Consonants and the Effect of N Place on Distinctive Nasalization. 8. N--Deletion, Its Manner and Its Motivation. 9. Results and Conclusions. Notes. Bibliography. Index.Read More
Publication Year: 1998
Publication Date: 1998-02-04
Language: en
Type: book
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