{"product_id":"the-phonetics-and-phonology-of-contrast-9783110362152","title":"The Phonetics and Phonology of Contrast","description":"  \u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=iso-8859-1\" http-equiv=\"content-type\"\u003e \u003cmeta name=\"generator\" content=\"mshtml 8.00.6001.23543\"\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis book proposes that phonological contrast, in particular the robustness of a phonemic contrast, does not depend solely on the presence of minimal pairs, but is instead affected by a set of phonetic, usage-based, and systemic factors. This perspective opens phonology to a more direct interpretation through phonetic analysis, undertaken in a series of case studies on the Romanian vowel system. Both the synchronic phonetics and morpho-phonological alternations are studied, to understand the forces that have historically shaped and now maintain the phonemic system of Romanian. A corpus study of phoneme type frequency in Romanian reveals marginal contrasts among vowels, in which a sharp distinction between allophones and phonemes fails to capture relationships among sounds. An investigation of Romanian \/Ɨ\/ provides insight into the historical roots of marginal contrast, and a large acoustic study of Romanian vowels and diphthongs is a backdrop for evaluating the phonetic and perceptual realization of marginal contrast. The results provide impetus for a model in which phonology, phonetics, morphology and perception interact in a multidimensional way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Margaret E. L. Renwick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261463769339,"sku":"9783110362152","price":160.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_5fb49499-be8b-401b-a229-f42c5a25fbaf.jpg?v=1778452343","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-phonetics-and-phonology-of-contrast-9783110362152","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}