Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Preface VII
4. 1. The representation and nature of tone
5. Do we need tone features? 3
6. Rhythm, quantity and tone in the Kinyarwanda verb 25
7. Do tones have features? 50
8. Features impinging on tone 81
9. Downstep and linguistic scaling in Dagara-Wulé 108
10. 2. The representation and nature of phonological features
11. Crossing the quantal boundaries of features: Subglottal resonances and Swabian diphthongs 137
12. Voice assimilation in French obstruents: Categorical or gradient? 149
13. An acoustic study of the Korean fricatives /s, sʹ/: Implications for the features [spread glottis] and [tense] 176
14. Autosegmental spreading in Optimality Theory 195
15. Evaluating the effectiveness of Unified Feature Theory and three other feature systems 223
16. Language-independent bases of distinctive features 264
17. Representation of complex segments in Bulgarian 292
18. Proposals for a representation of sounds based on their main acoustico-perceptual properties 306
19. The representation of vowel height and vowel height neutralization in Brazilian Portuguese (Southern Dialects) 331
20. Index 361