Linguists researching the sounds of languages do not just study
lists of sounds but seek to discover generalizations about sound
patterns by grouping them into categories. They study the common
properties of each category and identify what distinguishes one
category from another. Vowel patterns, for instance, are analysed
and compared across languages to identify phonological similarities
and differences. This account of vowel patterns in language brings
a wealth of cross-linguistic material to the study of vowel systems
and offers theoretical insights. Informed by research in speech
perception and production, it addresses the fundamental question of
how the relative prominence of word position influences vowel
processes and distributions. The book combines a cross-linguistic
focus with detailed case studies. Descriptions and analyses are
provided for vowel patterns in over 25 languages from around the
world, with particular emphasis on minor Romance languages and on
the diachronic development of the German umlaut.
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