The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese
The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese

Author: Kristján Árnason

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2011-08-25

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 0191617199

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This book presents a comprehensive, contrastive account of the phonological structures and characteristics of Icelandic and Faroese. It is written for Nordic linguists and theoretical phonologists interested in what the languages reveal about phonological structure and phonological change and the relation between morphology, phonology, and phonetics. The book is divided into five parts. In the first Professor Árnason provides the theoretical and historical context of his investigation. Icelandic and Faroese originate from the West-Scandinavian or Norse spoken in Norway, Iceland and part of the Scottish Isles at the end of the Viking Age. The modern spoken languages are barely intelligible to each other and, despite many common phonological characteristics, exhibit differences that raise questions about their historical and structural relation and about phonological change more generally. Separate parts are devoted to synchronic analysis of the sounds of the languages, their phonological oppositions, syllabic structure and phonotactics, lexical morphophonemics, rhythmic structure, intonation and postlexical variation. The book draws on the author's and others' published work and presents the results of original research in Faroese and Icelandic phonology.

The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese
The Phonology of Icelandic and Faroese

Author: Kristján Árnason

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2011-08-25

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 0199229317

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This book presents a comprehensive, contrastive account of the phonological structures and characteristics of Icelandic and Faroese. It is written for Nordic linguists and theoretical phonologists interested in what the languages reveal about phonological structure and phonological change and the relation between morphology, phonology, and phonetics. The book is divided into five parts. In the first Professor Árnason provides the theoretical and historical context of his investigation. Icelandic and Faroese originate from the West-Scandinavian or Norse spoken in Norway, Iceland and part of the Scottish Isles at the end of the Viking Age. The modern spoken languages are barely intelligible to each other and, despite many common phonological characteristics, exhibit differences that raise questions about their historical and structural relation and about phonological change more generally. Separate parts are devoted to synchronic analysis of the sounds of the languages, their phonological oppositions, syllabic structure and phonotactics, lexical morphophonemics, rhythmic structure, intonation and postlexical variation. The book draws on the author's and others' published work and presents the results of original research in Faroese and Icelandic phonology.

Faroese Phonetics and Phonology
Faroese Phonetics and Phonology

Author: Hjalmar P. Petersen

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2024-09-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9783110750553

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Faroese Phonetics and Phonology will fill the demand for an accurate and thorough analysis of the Faroese language. It offers a comprehensive overview of the phonology and phonetics of the language by discussing all aspects of spoken Faroese: standard language, dialectal variations, and historical changes. The volume provides a detailed description of Faroese phonetics and proposes formal analyses of the phonological mechanisms active in the synchrony. This is the first reference book devoted solely to Faroese phonology and phonetics. The existing scholarly literature on Faroese phonology leaves many aspects yet to be addressed. The goal of this volume is to provide extended descriptions of dialect variation, and to discuss in more detail the diachronic development from Old Norse to Faroese.

The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology
The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology

Author: Paul de Lacy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-02-01

Total Pages: 660

ISBN-13: 1139462059

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Phonology - the study of how the sounds of speech are represented in our minds - is one of the core areas of linguistic theory, and is central to the study of human language. This handbook brings together the world's leading experts in phonology to present the most comprehensive and detailed overview of the field. Focusing on research and the most influential theories, the authors discuss each of the central issues in phonological theory, explore a variety of empirical phenomena, and show how phonology interacts with other aspects of language such as syntax, morphology, phonetics, and language acquisition. Providing a one-stop guide to every aspect of this important field, The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology will serve as an invaluable source of readings for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, an informative overview for linguists and a useful starting point for anyone beginning phonological research.

Current Issues in the Phonetic Sciences
Current Issues in the Phonetic Sciences

Author: Harry Francis Hollien

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 1979-01-01

Total Pages: 1219

ISBN-13: 9027209103

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These papers, from the IPS-77 Congress held in Miami Beach, Florida in 1977, present the state-of-the-art in phonetic science. The volume is subdivided into twelve sections: History of Phonetics, Issues of Method and Theory in Phonetics, Laryngeal Function, Temporal Factors and Intonation, Physiological and Acoustic Phonetics, Speech Production, Neurophonetics and Psychopathology, Speech Perception, Speech and Speaker Recognition, Teaching Phonetics, Children s Speech and Language Acquisition, and Special Issues in Phonetics.