1st Edition

Phonetic and Phonological Aspects of Geminate Timing

By William Ham Copyright 2002
288 Pages
by Routledge

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