1st Edition

Phonetic and Phonological Aspects of Geminate Timing

By William Ham Copyright 2002
    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    288 Pages
    by Routledge

    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 is syllable-or mora-timed.

    Acknowledgments
    List of Abbreviations
    List of Symbols
    1 Introduction
    2 General Methodology
    3 Bernese
    4 Cross-language Study: Phonological Overview
    5 Cross-language Study: Acoustic Investigations
    6 Suprasegmental Timing
    7 An Integrated Timing Model
    Appendix 1. Bernese Word List
    Appendix 2. Levantine Word List
    Appendix 3. Hungarian Word List
    Appendix 4. Maudrese Word List
    References
    Index

    Biography

    William H. Ham