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Phonetic and Phonological Aspects of Geminate Timing

By William Ham

Using acoustic studies of Bernese, Hungarian, Levantine Arabic and Madurese, the author argues that differences in geminate timing are ultimately correlated with whether a language…

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2001 | Hardback: 978-0-415-93760-3 (Routledge)

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Turn-taking in English and Japanese

Projectability in Grammar, Intonation and Semantics

By Hiroko Furo

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2001 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-4047-8 (Routledge)

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Long-Distance Dependencies

By Mihoko Zushi

This book investigates the theory of locality within the framework of minimalism, with a special focus on restructuring and other related phenomena that exhibit an…

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2001 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-4048-5 (Routledge)

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The Serial Verb Construction Parameter

By Osamuyimen Thompson Stewart

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2001 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-4043-0 (Routledge)

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The Morphosyntax of the Algonquian Conjunct Verb

A Minimalist Approach

By Julie Brittain

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2001 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-4046-1 (Routledge)

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Consonant Strength

Phonological Patterns and Phonetic Manifestations

By Lisa M. Lavoie

This book is a detailed examination of the phonetics and phonology of consonant strength, drawing data from parallel acoustic and articulatory studies of English and…

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2001 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-4044-7 (Routledge)

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Patterns of Reduplication in Lushootseed

By Suzanne Urbanczyk

A detailed examination of three reduplicative morphemes in Lushootseed (Central Salish), arguing that every aspect of their phonological effect follows from being specified as either…

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2001 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-4042-3 (Routledge)

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Layers in the Determiner Phrase

By Rob Zamparelli

The main topic of this work is the interaction between syntactic structure and meanin within the noun phrase, with data drwn primarily from English and…

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2000 | Hardback: 978-0-8153-3769-0 (Routledge)

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