Consonant Harmony: Long-Distance Interactions in Phonology Volume 145

Author/Contributor(s):	Hansson, Gunnar Olafur
Publisher:	University of California Press
Date:	11/01/2010
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This extensive survey of consonant harmony in the world's languages reveals surprising diversity in the featural dimensions involved, and uncovers new empirical generalizations and tendencies. Striking parallels with phonological speech errors suggest a connection to the psycholinguistic domain of speech planning. An Optimality Theory analysis of consonant harmony as long-distance featural agreement, rather than feature spreading, is developed in detail.