The phonology of Hungarian

The phonology of Hungarian / Péter Siptár and Miklós Törkenczy.

This book is the first comprehensive account of the phonology of Hungarian to appear in English. Hungarian (Magyar) is a Finno-Ugric language spoken by over thirteen million people in Central Europe. Péter Siptár and Miklós Törkenczy here place the emphasis on descriptive coverage rather than th...

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Main Author: Siptár, Péter
Other Authors: Törkenczy, Miklós
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2000.
Series:Phonology of the world's languages.
Subjects:
Hungarian language > Phonology.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY > Hungarian.
Hungarian language > Phonology
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables; Abbreviations and Symbols; I. Background; 1. INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Aims, scope, and coverage; 1.2. Overview of previous literature; 1.3. Framework and theoretical assumptions; 1.4. Chapter layout; 2. PRELIMINARIES; 2.1. The Hungarian language; 2.2. Orthography and sound system; 2.3. Stress and intonation; 2.4. Morphology and syntax; II. Systems; 3. THE VOWEL SYSTEM; 3.1. Vowel length alternations; 3.2. Vowel harmony; 4. THE CONSONANT SYSTEM; 4.1. Obstruents; 4.2. Sonorants; 4.3. The underlying consonant system; 5. PHONOTACTICS: SYLLABLE STRUCTURE; 5.1. Introduction
  • 5.2. Syllable structure: SSCs5.3. Transyllabic constraints; 5.4. Morpheme structure: MSCs; III. Processes; 6. PROCESSES INVOLVING VOWELS; 6.1. Vowel harmony; 6.2. Lengthening and shortening processes; 7. PROCESSES INVOLVING CONSONANTS; 7.1. Palatalization; 7.2. Sibilant rules; 7.3. Voicing assimilation and devoicing processes; 7.4. Processes involving nasals and liquids; 8. PROCESSES CONDITIONED BY SYLLABLE STRUCTURE; 8.1. Vowel ~ zero alternations; 8.2. Alternations involving consonants; 9. SURFACE PROCESSES; 9.1. The surface vacillation of vowel duration; 9.2. Compensatory lengthening
  • 9.3. Hiatus filling9.4. Degemination; 9.5. Fast cluster simplification; Suggested Reading; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

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