Universals of sound change in nasalization
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Universals of sound change in nasalization
（Publications of the Philological Society, 31）
Blackwell, 1997
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Bibliography: p. [227]-246
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book is the first detailed study since the 1970sof the characteristics of distinctive nasalization in sound change.
Table of Contents
List of Figures. List of Tables.
Note on Transcription and Abbreviations.
1. Sound Change and Language Universals, Representations and Models of Change.
2. The Data Base and Language Sampling, Methodological Issues and Background.
3. Distinctive Vowel Nasalization and Rule Ordering.
4. Universal Features of Vowel Nasalization and N-Deletion: The Effect of Vowel Length, Stress and the Foot.
5. Vowel Height, Vowel Quality and the Development of Distinctive Nasalization.
6. Contextual Ordering of Distinctive Nasalization.
7. Historical Development of Nasal Consonants and the Effect of N Place on Distinctive Nasalization.
8. N-Deletion, Its Manner and Its Motivation.
9. Results and Conclusions.
Notes.
Bibliography.
Index.
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