ABSTRACT

The first serious typological survey of the lenition process in modern phonological literature.

chapter 1|25 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|18 pages

Articulatory Effort

chapter 3|29 pages

Representational Issues

chapter 4|20 pages

Spirantization and Stridency

chapter 5|39 pages

Geminates

chapter 6|37 pages

Effort-Based Contexts

chapter 7|17 pages

Tümpisa Shoshone

chapter 8|30 pages

Florentine Italian

chapter 9|8 pages

Conclusion:

Stabilization of Lenition Patterns