| Description |
1 online resource : map (black and white) |
| Series |
The phonology of the world's languages |
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Phonology of the world's languages.
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| Contents |
Cover; THE PHONOLOGY OF SWEDISH; Copyright; SHORT CONTENTS; FULL CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS; 1 Introduction: Swedish and the languages of Sweden; 1.1 Language policy; 1.2 The languages of Sweden; 1.3 Swedish outside Sweden; 1.4 Inter-Scandinavian; 1.5 Dialect areas of Swedish; 1.6 Resources; 1.7 Swedish phonology; 1.7.1 Quantity; 1.7.2 Vowels; 1.7.3 Consonants; 1.7.4 Prosody: stress and syllabification; 1.7.5 Prosody: tonal word accent; 1.8 Conventions used in this book; 2 Vowels; 2.1 Vowel phonemes and contrasts; 2.2 Phonemes and allophones; 2.2.1 /i/ [i] ̃ [I] i |
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3.5 The consonant phoneme system4 Segmental processes; 4.1 Retroflexion; 4.1.1 Retroflexion by coalescence; 4.1.2 Retroflexion by spreading; 4.1.3 Distribution of retroflexion; 4.1.4 Notes on retroflexion; 4.2 Vowel lowering before [retroflex]; 4.2.1 Distribution of vowel lowering; 4.2.2 Notes on vowel lowering; 4.3 Vowel centralization; 4.3.1 Distribution of vowel centralization; 4.4 Nasal assimilation; 4.4.1 Distribution of nasal assimilation; 4.4.2 Variable assimilation; 4.4.3 Interaction of nasal assimilation and retroflexion; 4.5 -excrescence; 4.6 Postnasal d-deletion |
| Summary |
This book presents a comprehensive account of the phonology of Swedish describes its history, segmental phonology, lower prosodic phonology, stress and tone, morphology-phonology interactions, higher prosodic phonology, intonation, and regional variations. Its approach is data-oriented and, insofar as possible, theory-neutral |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 13, 2013) |
| Subject |
Swedish language -- Phonology
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Scandinavian Languages (Other)
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Swedish language -- Phonology
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191747168 |
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0191747165 |
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9780191643675 |
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019164367X |
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