Metrical Phonology and Phonological Structure: German and English

by Heinz J. Giegerich

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 suggests that the current model should be significantly simplified: auxiliary devices such as 'prosodic categories', ' metrical grids' and segmental stress features are shown to be unnecessary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521106079
• ISBN13: 9780521106078
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"