Matthew Gordon
List of John Benjamins publications for which Matthew Gordon plays a role.
Articles
2018 Chapter 3. Prosodic and morphological focus marking in Ixcatec (Otomanguean) Information Structure in Lesser-described Languages: Studies in prosody and syntax, Adamou, Evangelia, Katharina Haude and Martine Vanhove (eds.), pp. 51–84 | Chapter
This paper presents the first description of the expression of focus in Ixcatec, a nearly extinct language of Mexico. The study is based on experimental tasks carried out with the last three fluent speakers of Ixcatec. Prosodic analysis shows that in Ixcatec, a language with three lexical tones,… read more
2017 Chapter 2. Syllable weight: A typological and theoretical overview Syllable Weight in African Languages, Newman, Paul (ed.), pp. 27–48 | Chapter
2013 Review of Thomas (2011): Sociophonetics. An Introduction English World-Wide 34:3, pp. 378–382 | Review
2010 Syllable structure and extrametricality: A typological and phonetic study Studies in Language 34:1, pp. 131–166 | Article
This paper proposes a functional basis for final consonant extrametricality, the asymmetric status of CVC syllables as stress-attracting in non-final position of a word but stress-rejecting in final position. A typological study of phonemic vowel length pattern in 10 languages with this final vs.… read more
2006 2. Tracking the low back merger in Missouri Language Variation and Change in the American Midland: A New Look at ‘Heartland’ English, Murray, Thomas E. and Beth Lee Simon (eds.), pp. 57–68 | Chapter
2001 A typology of contour tone restrictions Studies in Language 25:3, pp. 423–462 | Article
This paper presents results of a survey of contour tones in 105 languages with lexical tone. Results indicate an implicational hierarchy of tone bearing ability, whereby long vowels are most likely to carry contour tones, followed by syllables containing a short vowel plus a sonorant coda, followed… read more