Vowel Harmony and Correspondence Theory

by Martin Krämer

Vowel Harmony and Correspondence Theory covers the major issues in the generative analysis of vowel harmony and vowel harmony typology. The book offers an economical account of the most prominent features of vowel harmony systems (root control, affix control, dominance, vowel opacity, and neutrality) within the framework of optimality theory, extending the notion of correspondence to the syntagmatic dimension.The book contains a typological...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110179482
• ISBN13: 9783110179484
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary