German Phonology

An Optimality-Theoretic Approach

Caroline Féry (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Am Main)

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Cambridge University Press
09 January 2025

Phonetics, phonology; Language Teaching (non-ELT)

Drawing on an optimality-theoretic framework, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the phonology of German, with its idiosyncratic array of sound patterns. It starts with the consonants and vowels and the distinctive features they consist of, moving on to account for allophonic changes in detail, as well as syllables and their weight units. Phonological processes are then explored in depth, with chapter-length explorations of feet, prosodic words, prosodic phrases, and intonation phrases, showing that the prosodic hierarchy provides the domains of most phonological processes. It also includes discussions of the interfaces of morphology and syntax with phonology, as well as prosodic phrasing and intonation. The constraint-based approach allows a new holistic perspective, simultaneously encompassing all aspects of German phonology. Wide-ranging yet accessible, it is essential reading for advanced students of both linguistics and German, as well as individual scholars seeking a one-stop resource on the topic.

By: Caroline Féry (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt Am Main)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781009277969
ISBN 10: 1009277960
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 09 January 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface; 1. Introduction: Background and Optimality Theory; Part I. Lower Prosodic Constituents: Moras, Syllables, Feet; 2. The Sounds of German: Phonemes, Allophones, and Distinctive Features; 3. Syllables and Moras; 4. Segmental Alternations; 5. The Foot: Lexical Stress in OT; 6. Schwa and Syllabic Sonorants; Part II. The Higher Prosodic Constituents: Prosodic Words, Prosodic Phrases, and Intonation Phrases; 7. The Prosodic Word; 8. Prosodic Phrasing; 9. Intonation Phrase and Tonal Structure; 10. Conclusion and Survey of the OT Constraints Used in the Book; References; Index.

Caroline Féry is Emerita Professor of Phonology at the University of Frankfurt. Her main domain of research lies in prosodic phonology and its interface with syntax and semantics. Recent publications include Intonation and Prosodic Structure (Cambridge University Press, 2016).

Reviews for German Phonology: An Optimality-Theoretic Approach

'The immense value of the book lies in its integration of all levels of the prosodic hierarchy in a coherent, optimality-theoretic analysis. It will provide both beginners and experienced researchers with a broad foundation in modern phonological research by combining well-established examples, new findings, and fresh proposals for analysis within a unified framework.' Frank K�gler, Professor of Linguistics, Goethe University Frankfurt 'This impressive and compelling book will become the new standard work for the phonology of German. It convinces with its easy comprehensibility, which serves students of German studies, and its theoretical depth, from which all scholars interested in phonology will benefit. It is highly enjoyable to read the detailed and thoughtful descriptions and analyses.' Ingo Feldhausen, Professor of Linguistics, ATILF-CNRS & Universit� de Lorraine 'Through a rigorous (re)analysis of German phonology from top to bottom, this book has succeeded in providing a comprehensive as well as comprehensible overview of German phonology like no other book has ever managed to.' Shinichiro Ishihara, Associate Professor of Japanese, Lund University