ABSTRACT

First published in 1994. The goal of this study is to find the correlations between the internal constituency of the syllable and the sonority of segments. Its major claim is that valid correlations can be established only under the moraic theory of syllable-internal structure. This work thus represents an argument for the moraic theory of the syllable. This title will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|51 pages

Sonority Constraints on Moras

chapter 3|27 pages

Formation of Moraic and Syllabic Structure

chapter 4|23 pages

The Mora as a Prosodic Unit

chapter 5|72 pages

Case Study: Serbo-Croatian

chapter 6|6 pages

Consequences for Prosodic Phonology