Phonetically Based Phonology

This book is a study of phonetically based phonology, investigating the role of phonetics in phonological sound patterns.

List of contributors; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: the phonetic bases of phonological Markedness Bruce Hayes and Donca Steriade; 2. A review of perceptual cues and cue robustness Richard Wright; 3. Place assimilation Jongho Jun; 4. The typology of rounding harmony Abigail R. Kaun; 5. The evolution of metathesis Juliette Blevins and Andrew Garrett; 6. The role of contrast-specific and language-specific phonetics in contour tone distribution Jie Zhang; 7. Vowel reduction Katherine M. Crosswhite; 8. Contrast and perceptual distinctiveness Edward Flemming; 9. Syllable weight Matthew Gordon; 10. Consonant lenition Robert Kirchner; 11. Language processing and segmental OCP effects Stefan A. Frisch; Index.