Focusing on an optimality-theoretic framework, this book offers an in-depth exploration of German phonology, beginning with speech sounds and their allophones. It systematically covers all elements of the prosodic hierarchy, making it an invaluable resource for both students and scholars in linguistics and German studies.
This book provides a state-of-the-art survey of intonation and prosodic structure from a phonological perspective. It explores topics such as individual tones and how they combine, how information structure affects intonation, and how languages differ in their tonal patterns. It will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in phonology.