Chapter 2
Syllable weight
A typological and theoretical overview
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Typology of weight-sensitive phenomena
- 3.Phonological representations of weight
- 4.The typology of weight criteria
- 5.The process specificity of weight
- 6.Final vs. non-final weight asymmetries
- 7.Relationship between the phonology and phonetics of weight
- 8.Onset weight
- 9.Conclusion
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