The Phonological Spectrum: Segmental structure

Know about the book -

The Phonological Spectrum: Segmental structure is written by Jeroen Maarten van de Weijer and published by John Benjamins Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1588113515 (ISBN 10) and 9781588113511 (ISBN 13).

The two volumes of the "Phonological Spectrum" aim at giving a comprehensive overview of current developments in phonological theory, by providing a number of papers in different areas of current theorizing which reflect on particular problems from different angles. Volume I is concerned with segmental structure, and focuses on nasality, voicing and other laryngeal features, as well as segmental timing. With respect to nasality, questions such as the phonetic underpinning of a distinctive feature [nasal] and the treatment of nasal harmony are treated. As for voicing, the behaviour of voicing assimilation in Dutch is covered while its application in German is examined with an eye to its implications for the stratification of the German lexicon. In the final section of volume I, the structure of diphthongs is examined, as well as the treatment of lenition and the relation between phonetic and phonological specification in sign language.