Phonetic and Phonological Aspects of Geminate Timing

Using acoustic studies of Bernese, Hungarian, Levantine Arabic and Madurese, the author argues that differences in geminate timing are ultimately correlated with whether a language is syllable-or mora-timed.

William H. Ham

Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations List of Symbols 1 Introduction 2 General Methodology 3 Bernese 4 Cross-language Study: Phonological Overview 5 Cross-language Study: Acoustic Investigations 6 Suprasegmental Timing 7 An Integrated Timing Model Appendix 1. Bernese Word List Appendix 2. Levantine Word List Appendix 3. Hungarian Word List Appendix 4. Maudrese Word List References Index