1st Edition

Reassessing the Role of the Syllable in Italian Phonology An Experimental Study of Consonant Cluster Syllabification, Definite Article Allomorphy, and Segment Duration

By Kristie McCrary Kambourakis Copyright 2006
    211 Pages
    by Routledge

    144 Pages
    by Routledge

    This book evaluates the predictions of syllable-based analyses of Italian in three domains: native speaker intuition of consonant cluster syllabification, definite article allomorphy, and segment duration, and tests the claimed convergence of multiple phenomena on the same syllable structure.

    List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two Consonant Cluster Syllabification -- Chapter Three Definite Article Allomorphy -- Chapter Four Segment Duration -- Chapter Five Summary and Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Index.

    Biography

    Kristie McCrary Kambourakis