The Phonology of Armenian (original) (raw)
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Published: 19 March 1998
296 Pages | numerous line figures and examples, 1 map
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Published: 19 March 1998
296 Pages | numerous line figures and examples, 1 map
234x156mm
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Armenian is geographically one of the most widespread languages of the world, with distinct dialects located as far west as Poland and as far east as India. It has a rich literary history dating from the fourth-century translation of the Bible into Classical Armenian. It is one of the most linguistically divergent of the Indo-European languages, having undergone a host of complicated phonological, morphological, and syntactic changes that continue to resist satisfactory analysis.
However, the language has yet to receive a comprehensive treatment by theoretical linguists. Bert Vaux remedies this problem, bringing Armenian into the sphere of phonological discussion by making available to Western readers the results of Armenological work published in Armenian and Russian, and by presenting theoretical analyses of many of the more striking phonological phenomena described in these sources or culled from the author's fieldwork. The topics addressed include syllabification, stress assignment, vowel harmony, feature geometry, consonantvowel interactions, and prosodic structure.
Series Information: The Phonology of the World's Languages
Series Editor: Professor Jacques Durand, Université de Toulouse-le-Mirail
Series ISBN: 0-19-961355-9
Series Description:
The phonology of most languages has until now been available only in a fragmented way, through unpublished theses, or articles scattered in more or less accessible journals. Each volume in this series will offer an extensive treatment of the phonology of one language within a modern theoretical perspective and will provide comprehensive references to recent and more classical studies of the language.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1:Survey of Armenian phonology
2:Theoretical background
3:Syllabification
4:Stress assignment and metrical structure
5:Vowel harmony
6:Consonant—vowel interactions
7:Laryngeal features and consonant shifts
8:Prosodic phenomena
References
Author Information
Bert Vaux, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Harvard University
Reviews and Awards
Harvard University scholar Bert Vaux's The Phonology of Armenian is an important new linguistic study of the formation of the Armenian language, one of the few comprehensive theoretical treatments to appear in English. Much of Vaux's work involves analyzing and comparing dialects, and all speakers of Armenian can learn from this landmark work. - National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
Impressive book ... It is hard to interpret a technical book for the non-specialist, but we would all understand the value of a book that does a lot of things no others have done before. The Phonology of Armenian does this. - Times Literary Supplement
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£182.50
Hardback
Published: 19 March 1998
296 Pages | numerous line figures and examples, 1 map
234x156mm
ISBN: 9780198236610
Also Available As:
Ebook
This title is available as an ebook. To purchase, visit your preferred ebook provider.
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Description
Armenian is geographically one of the most widespread languages of the world, with distinct dialects located as far west as Poland and as far east as India. It has a rich literary history dating from the fourth-century translation of the Bible into Classical Armenian. It is one of the most linguistically divergent of the Indo-European languages, having undergone a host of complicated phonological, morphological, and syntactic changes that continue to resist satisfactory analysis.
However, the language has yet to receive a comprehensive treatment by theoretical linguists. Bert Vaux remedies this problem, bringing Armenian into the sphere of phonological discussion by making available to Western readers the results of Armenological work published in Armenian and Russian, and by presenting theoretical analyses of many of the more striking phonological phenomena described in these sources or culled from the author's fieldwork. The topics addressed include syllabification, stress assignment, vowel harmony, feature geometry, consonantvowel interactions, and prosodic structure.
Series Information: The Phonology of the World's Languages
Series Editor: Professor Jacques Durand, Université de Toulouse-le-Mirail
Series ISBN: 0-19-961355-9
Series Description:
The phonology of most languages has until now been available only in a fragmented way, through unpublished theses, or articles scattered in more or less accessible journals. Each volume in this series will offer an extensive treatment of the phonology of one language within a modern theoretical perspective and will provide comprehensive references to recent and more classical studies of the language.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1:Survey of Armenian phonology
2:Theoretical background
3:Syllabification
4:Stress assignment and metrical structure
5:Vowel harmony
6:Consonant—vowel interactions
7:Laryngeal features and consonant shifts
8:Prosodic phenomena
References
Author Information
Bert Vaux, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, Harvard University
Reviews and Awards
Harvard University scholar Bert Vaux's The Phonology of Armenian is an important new linguistic study of the formation of the Armenian language, one of the few comprehensive theoretical treatments to appear in English. Much of Vaux's work involves analyzing and comparing dialects, and all speakers of Armenian can learn from this landmark work. - National Association for Armenian Studies and Research
Impressive book ... It is hard to interpret a technical book for the non-specialist, but we would all understand the value of a book that does a lot of things no others have done before. The Phonology of Armenian does this. - Times Literary Supplement
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The Phonology of Mongolian
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The Phonology of Chichewa
Laura J. Downing, Al Mtenje
The Phonology of Mongolian
Jan-Olof Svantesson, Anna Tsendina, Anastasia Karlsson, Vivan Franzen