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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      06 July 2010
      08 April 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511750700
      9780521493352
      9781107686076
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511750700
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.6kg, 284 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.38kg, 284 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Phonetics and Phonology, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Linguistics (125)
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    Subjects:
    Phonetics and Phonology, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Linguistics (125)
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    The concept of the 'onset', i.e. the consonant(s) before the vowel of a syllable, is critical within phonology. While phonologists have examined the segmental behaviour of onsets, their prosodic status has instead been largely overlooked. In fact, most previous accounts have stipulated that onsets are insignificant when it comes to the 'heaviness' of syllables. In this book Nina Topintzi presents a new theory of onsets, arguing for their fundamental role in the structure of language both in the underlying and surface representation, unlike previous assumptions. To capture the weight behaviour of onsets, a novel account is proposed that relates their interaction with voicing, tone and stress. Using numerous case-studies and data from a variety of languages and phenomena (including stress, compensatory lengthening, gemination and word minimality), the book introduces a model that reflects the true behaviour of onsets, demonstrating profound implications for syllable and weight theories.

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    '… the book is well written and very readable. … It is a significant and welcome contribution to the field.'

    Source: The Journal of Phonology

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