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Metrical Phonology and Phonological Structure: German and English (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics) Book
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In this monograph, the first to be exclusively concerned with a model of phonological structure that is becoming increasingly influential, Heinz Giegerich pursues two major aims. First, he explores the theoretical foundations of 'metrical phonology' and in so doing shows that the current model can be significantly simplified: auxiliary devices such as 'prosodic categories', 'metrical grids' and segmental stress features are shown to be unnecessary. Secondly, he applies the model to a wide range of German and English data and in particular provides a detailed account of the stress patterns of German words - native and non-native, morphologically simple and complex. The many similarities between German and English phonological structure are thereby strikingly illustrated. The book's clarity of exposition will enable readers not wholly familiar with metrical phonology to appreciate fully the elegance of this model in, arguably, its most basic form. For readers who already accept its adequacy, Dr Giegerich's application of the model to German and the revisions to it that he proposes will represent exciting advances.
- 0521266262
- 9780521266260
- Heinz J. Giegerich
- 28 February 1985
- Cambridge University Press
- Hardcover (Book)
- 309
- illustrated edition
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