Universals of Sound Change in Nasalization
Samenvatting
This book is the first detailed study since the 1970sof the characteristics of distinctive nasalization in sound change.
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<p>List of Tables.</p>
<p>Note on Transcription and Abbreviations.</p>
<p>1. Sound Change and Language Universals, Representations and Models of Change.</p>
<p>2. The Data Base and Language Sampling, Methodological Issues and Background.</p>
<p>3. Distinctive Vowel Nasalization and Rule Ordering.</p>
<p>4. Universal Features of Vowel Nasalization and N–Deletion: The Effect of Vowel Length, Stress and the Foot.</p>
<p>5. Vowel Height, Vowel Quality and the Development of Distinctive Nasalization.</p>
<p>6. Contextual Ordering of Distinctive Nasalization.</p>
<p>7. Historical Development of Nasal Consonants and the Effect of N Place on Distinctive Nasalization.</p>
<p>8. N–Deletion, Its Manner and Its Motivation.</p>
<p>9. Results and Conclusions.</p>
<p>Notes.</p>
<p>Bibliography.</p>
<p>Index.</p>