Library Catalogue
Library Catalogue

Author: University of London. School of Oriental and African Studies. Library

Publisher:

Published: 1968

Total Pages: 734

ISBN-13:

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English Phonetics and Phonology Paperback with Audio CDs (2)
English Phonetics and Phonology Paperback with Audio CDs (2)

Author: Peter Roach

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2009-03-26

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780521717403

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Since the publication of the first edition in 1983, this course has established itself as the most practical, comprehensive text in the field and become widely used in many parts of the world in universities and other institutions of higher education. This new edition takes into account recent developments in the teaching of phonology. It includes updated references, fuller coverage of intonation, and a new chapter on different varieties of English with illustrative recorded material. At the end of each chapter in the book there are notes giving information on further reading, discussion of the more challenging issues, written exercises and, where appropriate, suggestions for teachers. In addition the audio CDs include recorded exercises for every chapter which are particularly helpful for non-native speakers. A full answer key is available at the back of the book. Additional exercises and other supporting material are available online.

Compensatory Lengthening
Compensatory Lengthening

Author: Darya Kavitskaya

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1136722041

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First Published in 2002. This volume is part of the 'Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics' series, and focuses on phonetics, phonology and diachrony of compensatory lengthening. The term compensatory lengthening (CL) refers to a set of phonological phenomena wherein the disappearance of one element of a representation is accompanied by a corresponding lengthening of another element. This study focuses on descriptive and formal similarities and divergences between CL of vowels triggered by consonant and by vowel loss.

Linguistics For Dummies
Linguistics For Dummies

Author: Rose-Marie Dechaine

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2012-02-08

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 1118101596

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The fascinating, fun, and friendly way to understand the science behind human language Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics students study how languages are constructed, how they function, how they affect society, and how humans learn language. From understanding other languages to teaching computers to communicate, linguistics plays a vital role in society. Linguistics For Dummies tracks to a typical college-level introductory linguistics course and arms you with the confidence, knowledge, and know-how to score your highest. Understand the science behind human language Grasp how language is constructed Score your highest in college-level linguistics If you're enrolled in an introductory linguistics course or simply have a love of human language, Linguistics For Dummies is your one-stop resource for unlocking the science of the spoken word.

Vowel Harmony and Coarticulation in Three Dialects of Yoruba
Vowel Harmony and Coarticulation in Three Dialects of Yoruba

Author: Marek Andrzej Przezdziecki

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 560

ISBN-13: 9780496961627

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This dissertation examines the phonology and acoustic phonetics of vowels in three dialects of Yoruba--Standard Yoruba, Mo & dotbelow;ba, and Akure & dotbelow; Yoruba--to investigate the role of coarticulation in the phonologization of vowel harmony (Ohala 1994). The phonological vowel patterns of the three dialects are presented. Akure & dotbelow; Yoruba exhibits Advanced Tongue Root (ATR) vowel harmony in mid and high vowels, while harmony in Mo & dotbelow;ba and Standard Yoruba does not extend to high vowels. In order to investigate this relationship, recordings of VCV nonsense words from speakers of each dialect were analyzed. Following Hess (1992), the first formant (F1) was determined to be the acoustic measurement best correlated to the +/-ATR vowel sets Other measurements--F2, F1 bandwidth, fundamental frequency, vowel duration, and spectral measures--were not found to correlate with ATR. Using F1 as a measure, vowel to vowel coarticulation in high vowels in Mo & dotbelow;ba and Standard Yoruba was found to resemble high vowel harmony in Akure & dotbelow; in the target vowels, the context, and the phonetic effect. This was particularly true for /i/; however the coarticulatory effects on /u/ were weaker and not statistically significant. As expected, the effect of vowel to vowel coarticulation in Mo & dotbelow;ba and Standard Yoruba was smaller and less robust than for vowel harmony in Akure & dotbelow;. A decision tree model is proposed that is able to generate the high vowel harmony pattern from the Akure & dotbelow; acoustic data. More interestingly, the model succeeds at extracting--to a large degree--the high vowel harmony pattern from Mo & dotbelow;ba and Standard Yoruba, the dialects without high vowel harmony. The model does not require any reference to features or natural classes, suggesting that it is not necessary to posit features as a prerequisite to learning a phonological pattern, nor as an explanation for universal patterns. The study argues that the acoustic patterns found in vowel to vowel coarticulation are sufficient to result in vowel harmony. The findings are consistent with the view that proto-Yoruba did not have harmony in its high vowels (Fresco 1970, Oyelaran 1973, and Capo 1985), and that high vowel harmony developed in Akure & dotbelow; and related dialects.