{"product_id":"the-lexical-phonology-of-slovak","title":"The Lexical Phonology of Slovak","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book has both a descriptive and a theoretical purpose. It is the first full phonological description of Slovak, a language spoken by some four-and-a-half million people in Central and Eastern Europe; and it is a study of the theories of lexical, autosegmental, and prosodic phonology, with a particular emphasis on syllable structure. In a synthesis of these two aims, the author demonstrates how the theories can be integrated in a description of a single language. Particular importance is attached to the problem of phonological representations which, it is shown, must be three-dimensional. Both the independence and the interaction of the melodic, skeletal, and syllabic tiers are investigated in detail. The theoretical linguist will find here a detailed and comprehensive description of the language, deepened by an extensive debate on current phonological theory. For the Slavicist - of whatever theoretical persuasion - the book offers a discussion of the most recent theoretical developments in phonology, couched in the framework of a familiar type of linguistic material.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jerzy Rubach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43573424619581,"sku":"9780198240006","price":410.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780198240006.jpg?v=1788522085","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/the-lexical-phonology-of-slovak","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}