Name: The Sonority Controversy
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Author: Steve Parker
ISBN: 9783110261516

Type

Physical Book

Author

Steve Parker

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter

Language

English

Pages

503

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6 x 16.3 x 3.6 cm

Weight

0.82 kg.

ISBN

3110261510

ISBN13

9783110261516

Synopsis "The Sonority Controversy"

Sonority has a long and contentious history. It has often been invoked by linguists as an explanatory principle underlying various cross-linguistic phonotactic generalizations, especially within the domain of the syllable. However, many phonologists and phoneticians have expressed concerns about the adequacy of formal accounts based on sonority, including even doubts about the very existence of sonority itself. To date, the topic of sonority has never been the focus of an entire book. Consequently, this is the first complete volume that explores diverging viewpoints about phonological phenomena rooted in sonority taken from numerous languages. All of the contributors are well-known and respected linguists who publish their research in leading academic outlets. Furthermore, each chapter in this collection contains new, cutting-edge results based on the latest trends in the field. Hence, no other extant piece of literature matches this volume in terms of its breadth and coverage of issues, all converging on the common theme of sonority. Given the wide variety of subtopics in this collection, there is something to appeal to everyone -- the list of contributions encompasses areas such as Optimality Theory, acquisition, computational modeling, acoustic phonetics, typology, syllable structure, speech perception, markedness, connectionism, psycholinguistics, and even MRI technology. What ties all of these issues together is a solid and consistent emphasis on sonority as a unified background phenomenon. Furthermore, a continuum of opinions about sonority is represented, ranging from complete acceptance and enthusiasm, on the one hand, to moderate skepticism on the other hand.

Steve Parker

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Steve Parker is a writer and consultant specialized in nature, biology, technology, and sciences. Graduated with honors in Zoology, he has worked at the Natural History Museum in London and is a senior scientific member of the Zoological Society of London.

Among his notable works is "Discover Mars" (2013), an informative book that explores the physical characteristics of the red planet and the explorations conducted on it. His literary genre focuses on scientific dissemination, making complex subjects accessible to the general public.

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