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Title

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Contents

List of contributors

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Section A Gesture

1 An introduction to task dynamics

1.1 Motivation and overview

1.2 Basic constructs

1.3 Some details of how the model works

1.4 Evaluative remarks

Concluding remarks

2 "Targetless" schwa: an articulatory analysis

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Analysis of articulatory data

2.3 Analysis of simulations

Comments on chapter 2

Comments on chapter 2

Comments on chapter 2

3 Prosodic structure and tempo in a sonority model of articulatory dynamics

3.1 Introduction

3.2 The task-dynamic model

3.3 Methods

3.4 The kinematics of accent

3.5 The kinematics of final lengthening

3.6 The kinematics of slow tempo

3.7 The linguistic model

Comments on chapter 3

4 Lenition of Ih/and glottal stop

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Background

4.3 Experimental methods

4.4 Analysis algorithms and their motivation

4.5 Results

4.6 Discussion and conclusions

Comments on chapter 4

Comments on chapters 3 and 4

Comments on chapters 3 and 4

5 On types of coarticulation

5.1 Introduction

5.2 The experiment

5.3 Two types of coarticulation?

Comments on chapter 5

Section B Segmen

6 An introduction to feature geometry

6.0 Introduction

6.1 Nonlinear phonology

6.2 Competing representations

6.3 The internal structure of the segment

6.4 Feature geometry

6.5 More problems with standard feature theory

6.6 An example

7 The segment: primitive or derived?

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Evolutionary development of the segment

7.3 Interpretation

7.4 Conclusions

Comments on chapter 7

8 Modeling assimilation in nonsegmental

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Problems with segmental, rewrite-rule phonologies

8.3 Nonsegmental, declarative phonology

8.4 Temporal interpretation: dealing with "processes"

8.5 A nonprocedural interpretation

8.6 Conclusion

Comments on chapter 8

Comments on chapter 8

9 Lexical processing and phonological representation

9.1 Introduction

9.2 Outline of a theory of lexical processing and representation

9.3 Processing and representation of a melodic feature

9.4 Processing and representation of length

9.5 Conclusions

Comments on chapter 9

Comments on chapter 9

10 The descriptive role of segments: evidence from assimilation

10.1 Introduction

10.2 The articulation of assimilation

10.3 The perception of assimilation

10.4 Summary and discussion

10.5 Conclusions

Comments on chapter 10

Comments on chapter 10

Comments on chapter 10

11 Psychology and the segment

12 Trading relations in the perception of stops and their implications for a phonological theory

12.1 Introduction

12.2 Acoustic properties of Hindi stops

12.3 Perception of Hindi stops

12.4 Discussion

Comments on chapter 12

Section C Prosody

13 An introduction to intonationalphonology

13.1 Introduction

13.2 Linear structure

13.3 Phonetic models of Fo

13.4 Prosodic structure

14 Downstep in Dutch: implications for a model

14.0 Introduction

14.1 Intonation in Dutch

14.2 An implementation model for Dutch intonation

14.3 Fitting experiments

Comments on chapter 14

14.4 Concluding remarks

15 Modeling syntactic effects on downstep in Japanese

15.1 Introduction

15.2 Syntactic effects on downstep

15.3 Modeling syntax-downstep interaction

15.4 Concluding remarks

Comments on chapters 14 and 15

16 Secondary stress: evidence from Modern Greek

16.1 Introduction

16.2 Experiment 1

16.3 Experiment 2

16.4 Discussion

16.5 Conclusion

Appendix

Appendix 1 The test phrases (bold type) of experiment 1 in thecontext in which they were read

Appendix 2The distr actors (bold type) of experiment 1 in thecontext in which they were read

Appendix 3The test sentences of experiment 2.The test words are in bold type

Appendix 4The distr actor sentences of experiment 2.The distractors are in bold type

References

Name index

Subject index