Syllable Structure and Stress in Spanish

Syllable Structure and Stress in Spanish

Author: James Wesley Harris

Publisher: MIT Press (MA)

Published: 1983-01-01

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 9780262081245

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In this book, James Harris outlines important new results that impose strong constraints on the theory of Spanish phonology, with consequences beyond Spanish and beyond the family of Romance languages.


The Syllable and Stress

The Syllable and Stress

Author: Rafael A. Núñez-Cedeño

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2016-03-21

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 150150049X

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In this volume, notable scholars honor James W. Harris for his contributions to Romance phonology. Inscribed within generative grammar, the studies seek to explain various phonological processes, structured around glides, aspects of onsets/codas as well as stress and weight. This book will be a useful reference tool for specialists in theoretical phonology, language acquisition, language in contact, bilingualism, and Spanish dialectology.


Spanish Phonology

Spanish Phonology

Author: Sonia Colina

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1589012623

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Spanish Phonology offers a comprehensive analysis of a variety of crucial issues in the phonology and morphophonology of various dialects of Spanish including syllable types, syllabification algorithms, syllable repair mechanisms, syllable mergers, nasal assimilation, obstruent vocalization and spirantization, obstruent neutralization, diphthongs and hiatuses, glide formation, onset strengthening, aspiration, rhotics, velarization, plural formation, word classes, and diminutives. Written from the perspective of optimality theory and with syllabic structure at its core, this volume highlights recent advances in Spanish phonology. The book includes margin notes to highlight key points and a glossary of constraints. Each chapter includes study questions, lists of the most influential sources for each chapter, and topics for further research. Spanish Phonology is intended as core reading for advanced phonology courses in Spanish linguistics, general linguistics, and related areas such as bilingualism, language variation, language acquisition, and speech and hearing.


Spanish Phonology and Morphology

Spanish Phonology and Morphology

Author: David Eddington

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9789027215628

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Unlike most monographs on Spanish phonology and morphology that approach these topics from a structuralist or generativist framework, this volume is written from a less traditional point of view. More specifically, it emphasizes quantitative evidence from sources such as usage-based studies, psycholinguistic experiments, corpus data, and computer simulations. Arguments are presented to demonstrate that these kinds of evidence are crucial for establishing theories of language that relate to the psychological mechanisms involved in producing and comprehending speech, in contrast to theories about abstract linguistic structure. A range of topics is covered including morphological parsing, nominalization, stress, syllable structure, diphthongization, gender, morphophonemic alternations, and epenthesis. An appendix is included that serves as a primer on quantitative linguistic research. It discusses how some of the cited experiments were carried out, provides an introduction to statistical analysis, and discusses tools that are available for conducting quantitative research on the Spanish language.


The Study of Word Stress and Accent

The Study of Word Stress and Accent

Author: Rob Goedemans

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018-12-06

Total Pages: 443

ISBN-13: 1107164036

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Explores the nature of stress and accent patterns in natural language using a diverse range of theories, methods and data.


Optimality-Theoretic Studies in Spanish Phonology

Optimality-Theoretic Studies in Spanish Phonology

Author: Fernando Martínez-Gil

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2007-03-15

Total Pages: 574

ISBN-13: 9027292620

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This outstanding volume offers the first comprehensive collection of optimality-theoretic studies in Spanish phonology. Bringing together most of the best-known researchers in the field, it presents a state-of-the-art overview of research in Spanish phonology within the non-derivational framework of optimality theory. The book is structured around six major areas of phonological research: phonetics–phonology interface, segmental phonology, syllable structure and stress, morphophonology, language variation and change, and language acquisition, including general as well as more specialized articles. The reader is guided through the volume with the help of the introduction and a detailed index. The book will serve as core reading for advanced graduate-level phonology courses and seminars in Spanish linguistics, and in general linguistics phonology courses. It will also constitute an essential reference for researchers in phonology, phonological theory, and Spanish, and related areas, such as language acquisition, bilingualism, education, and speech and hearing science.


Spanish Syllable Structure

Spanish Syllable Structure

Author: Karen Guffey

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780761822660

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The syllable is probably the most easily identifiable of all phonological units. Although a few scholars have questioned its existence, the real question involves its construction. Spanish Syllable Structure tests the four most popular theories surrounding the syllable by examining its development from Latin into modern dialects of Spanish. At the end of each dialect section (Mexican, Tudancan, Colombian, and Dominican) is a chart that indicates what percentage of the data in that section supports each of the four theories under consideration. Also included is an explanation of how words are divided into syllables and a list of 300 Latin words and their Spanish reflexes.