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This is the first comprehensive account of the segmental phonology of Hungarian in English. Part I introduces the general features of the language. Part II examines its vowel and consonant systems, and its phonotactics (syllable structure constraints, transsyllabic constraints, and morpheme structure constraints). Part III describes the phonological processes that vowels, consonants, and syllables undergo and/or trigger. The authors provide a new analysis of vowel harmony as well as discussions of vowel length alternations, palatalization, voice assimilation, and processes targeting nasals and liquids. The final chapters cover processes conditioned by syllable structure, and briefly describe a selection of surface phenomena. This authoritative account of the sound pattern of this unique language will interest phonologists and advanced students throughout the world.

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199228906

ISBN-139780199228904

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Number of Pages338 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePhonology of Hungarian

Publication Year2007

SubjectHungarian, Linguistics / General

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorMiklós Törkenczy, Péter Siptár

SeriesThe ^Aphonology of the World's Languages Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight18.7 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

Reviews'Specialists in theoretical phonology will find much grist for theirmills. And the "Preliminaries" chapter is the best concise general introductionto Hungarian in any language'Daniel Abondolo, Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Review from previous edition the first account of the phonology of Hungarian to have been published in English, and the most comprehensive in any language.' Folia Linguistica, Vol. XXXIV/1-2 (2000)., 'Congratulations to the authors for having written this excellent book,which, published in English, will make the so far largely inaccessible system ofHungarian phonology available to a large international public'Phonology, 'Congratulations to the authors for having written this excellent book, which, published in English, will make the so far largely inaccessible system of Hungarian phonology available to a large international public'Phonology, 'Review from previous edition the first account of the phonology of Hungarian to have been published in English, and the most comprehensive in any language.' Folia Linguistica, Vol. XXXIV/1-2 (2000).'authoritative account of the sound-system of this unique language will interest phonologists and their advanced students throughout the world.'Folia Linguistica, Vol. XXXIV/1-2 (2000).'Achieves its goal splendidly ... The book has the quality of being extremely clear: it has been well proof-read, the glosses are reliable, the symbols/fonts are used consistently throughout the text. I believe that the book will become the key reference for Hungarian phonology for many years'Gábor Turcsán, University of Szeged & University of Toulouse-Le Mirail, Journal of Linguistics'Specialists in theoretical phonology will find much grist for their mills. And the "Preliminaries" chapter is the best concise general introduction to Hungarian in any language'Daniel Abondolo, Times Higher Education Supplement'An important book. It makes its statements clearly'Daniel Abondolo, Times Higher Education Supplement'The authors' emphasis on descriptive coverage, the reliability of their data, the well-foundedness of their analyses and the clarity of exposition will surely make it indispensable not only for phonology experts, but also for Hungarian language specialists and general linguists, as well as university undergraduates specialising in linguistics. I am convinced that it will be 'the Hungarian phonology' on the international scene for a long time to come'Phonology'Congratulations to the authors for having written this excellent book, which, published in English, will make the so far largely inaccessible system of Hungarian phonology available to a large international public'Phonology, 'The authors' emphasis on descriptive coverage, the reliability of theirdata, the well-foundedness of their analyses and the clarity of exposition willsurely make it indispensable not only for phonology experts, but also forHungarian language specialists and general linguists, as well as universityundergraduates specialising in linguistics. I am convinced that it will be 'theHungarian phonology' on the international scene for a long time to come'Phonology, 'The authors' emphasis on descriptive coverage, the reliability of their data, the well-foundedness of their analyses and the clarity of exposition will surely make it indispensable not only for phonology experts, but also for Hungarian language specialists and general linguists, as well asuniversity undergraduates specialising in linguistics. I am convinced that it will be 'the Hungarian phonology' on the international scene for a long time to come'Phonology, 'Achieves its goal splendidly ... The book has the quality of being extremely clear: it has been well proof-read, the glosses are reliable, the symbols/fonts are used consistently throughout the text. I believe that the book will become the key reference for Hungarian phonology for manyyears'Gabor Turcsan, University of Szeged and University of Toulouse-Le Mirail, Journal of Linguistics, 'authoritative account of the sound-system of this unique language willinterest phonologists and their advanced students throughout the world.'Folia Linguistica, Vol. XXXIV/1-2 (2000)., 'authoritative account of the sound-system of this unique language will interest phonologists and their advanced students throughout the world.'Folia Linguistica, Vol. XXXIV/1-2 (2000)., 'An important book. It makes its statements clearly'Daniel Abondolo, Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Specialists in theoretical phonology will find much grist for their mills. And the "Preliminaries" chapter is the best concise general introduction to Hungarian in any language'Daniel Abondolo, Times Higher Education Supplement, 'Review from previous edition the first account of the phonology ofHungarian to have been published in English, and the most comprehensive in anylanguage.'Folia Linguistica, Vol. XXXIV/1-2 (2000)., 'Achieves its goal splendidly ... The book has the quality of beingextremely clear: it has been well proof-read, the glosses are reliable, thesymbols/fonts are used consistently throughout the text. I believe that thebook will become the key reference for Hungarian phonology for many years'Gabor Turcsan, University of Szeged and University of Toulouse-Le Mirail,Journal of Linguistics

IllustratedYes

Lc Classification NumberPh2131.S55 2007

Table of ContentPart I: Background1. Introduction2. PreliminariesPart II: Systems3. The Vowel System4. The Consonant System5. Phonotactics: Syllable StructurePart III: Processes6. Processes Involving Vowels7. Processes Involving Consonants8. Processes Conditioned by Syllable Structure9. Surface ProcessesReferencesIndex

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