Positional Neutralization - Linguistics - University of California ...

2.5.1. Facts 89
2.5.2. Experimental investigation of Russian UVR 96
2.6. Phonetic Determinism in UVR systems 106
2.6.1. Vowel Reduction in Seediq 108
2.7. Summary 113
Chapter 3. Final Syllables 116
3.1. Final syllable prominence 118
3.1.1 Phonetic prominence 118
3.1.2. Psycholinguistic prominence 123
3.2. Phonological strength effects in final position 125
3.2.1. Tone in final position 126
3.2.2. Vocalic strength effects in final position 127
3.2.2.1. Hausa 128
3.2.2.2. Pasiego Spanish 132
3.2.3. Final syllable resistance to assimilation and reduction 142
3.2.3.1. The phonetic roots of Final Resistance 151
3.2.3.2. Syllable structure effects on Final Resistance 159
3.2.3.3. Final Strength and psycholinguistic prominence 161
3.3. Why Final Strength is different from Stressed Syllable Strength 164
3.4. Categorical and gradient effects in Final Strength systems 170
3.5. On assumptions concerning licensing capacity and phonetic prominence 179
3.6. Final Weakening 188
3.6.1. Devoicing 191
3.6.2. Glottalization 210
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