1st Edition

Reassessing the Role of the Syllable in Italian Phonology An Experimental Study of Consonant Cluster Syllabification, Definite Article Allomorphy, and Segment Duration

By Kristie McCrary Kambourakis Copyright 2006
211 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

This book evaluates the predictions of syllable-based analyses of Italian in three domains: native speaker intuition of consonant cluster syllabification, definite article allomorphy, and segment duration, and tests the claimed convergence of multiple phenomena on the same syllable structure.

List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two Consonant Cluster Syllabification -- Chapter Three Definite Article Allomorphy -- Chapter Four Segment Duration -- Chapter Five Summary and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Biography

Kristie McCrary Kambourakis