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Final devoicing in the phonology of German /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brockhaus, Wiebke
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tübingen : M. Niemeyer, 1995.
Subjects:
German language > Phonology.
German language > Consonants.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:3110966069
3484303360
9783110966060
9783484303362
ISSN:0344-6727 ;
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Abbreviations and Notational Conventions
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction and Overview
  • 1. The 'Facts' of Final Obstruent Devoicing
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 FOD in German
  • 1.3 Conclusion
  • 2. 25 Years of FOD: Earlier Approaches from 1968 to 1993
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 What is FOD?
  • 2.3 The link between the 'what' and the 'where'
  • 2.4 Where does FOD occur?
  • 2.5 Conclusion
  • 3. What is Final Obstruent Devoicing? A Government Phonology Approach
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Phonological licensing, government, 'ground rules' and some principles of grammar
  • 3.3 Phonological elements and segmental representations in GP
  • 3.4 What are the changes involved in FOD?
  • 3.5 Conclusion
  • 4. Where Does Final Obstruent Devoicing Occur? A Government Phonology Approach
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Straightforward FOD environments
  • 4.3 FOD as an instance of autosegmental licensing
  • 4.4 FOD in Vennemann's variable items
  • 4.5 Some problems with Rubach's analysis revisited
  • 4.6 Apparent failure of FOD to apply word-finally
  • 4.7 Conclusion
  • 5. Final Obstruent Devoicing and Neutralisation
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Neutralisation and the traditional place of FOD
  • 5.3 The neutralisation debate in the experimental literature
  • 5.4 The GP analysis
  • 5.5 Conclusion
  • References.

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