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The Phonology of Campidanian Sardinian

a unitary account of a self-organizing structure

By Roberto Bolognesi

Preface by Roberto Bolognesi

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The Phonology of Campidanian Sardinian
ISBN
978-88-97285-52-6
Co-publishing
-
Genre
Specialistics
Subject
Philology and linguistics
Series
Fuori collana
Publishing year
2012
Publishing place
Ghilarza
Media
Paper
Pages
544
Binding
Stitched paperback binding
Dimensions
17 x 24 cm
Weight
1,050 g
N° of volumes
1
Illustrations
No
Publication language
English
Original language
-
Parallel text
-
Appendix
-
School book
No
Availability
On sale
Distribution
Yes

35,00 €

This study presents the phonological system of the southern Sardinian in particular of the town of Sestu.
The Phonology of Campidanian Sardinian presents a theoretical account of the phonological system of Southern Sardinian. In addition to a description of the rich variety of phonological facts of the language, a unitary framework is developed which is based on three existing theories: the Dependency-based approach to segmental structure, Metrical Prosody and Optimality Theory. Major revisions and extensions of the three theories are proposed which lead to a unitary account of an entire phonological system, from the segmental level to the higher prosodic constituents.
The phonological component of the grammar is argued to be subject to two conflicting and complementary requirements: Faithfulness to the underlying representation of lexical and phrasal inputs, and Wellformedness requirements on the outputs. The former preserves the interpretive task of phonology, while the latter aims at a maximum regularity and predictability of sound patterns. Conflict resolutions between Faithfulness and Wellformedness constraints give rise to a phonological system which allows for both distinctiveness and learnability.
As this book provides a description of an entire phonological system, as well as a theoretical account of the mental organization of sound patterns which underlies the observed phenomena, The Phonology of Campidanian Sardinian is of interest both for descriptive and theoretical phonologists.
Roberto Bolognesi

Roberto Bolognesi (1952-)

Roberto Bolognesi è nato a Villamassargia (CA) nel 1952. Nel 1992 si laurea in Lingua e Letteratura italiana all´Università di Amsterdam. Nel 1993 viene assunto dal NWO (il CNR olandese) per condurre una ricerca sulla fonologia del sardo meridionale, che si conclude con la pubblicazione di The Phonology of Campidanian Sardinian, Den Haag (1998), e il conseguimento del PhD. In seguito lavora come post-doc, prima, e poi come docente di linguistica italiana, alla Rijksuniversiteit Groningen. Per anni è stato ricercatore associato all´Università di Amsterdam. Attualmente insegna latino in un liceo olandese.
Oltre a vari articoli ha pubblicato i seguenti libri: The Phonology of Campidanian Sardinian. A unitary account of a self-organising structure, NOR, Ghilarza(2012); Una normalizzazione democratica della lingua sarda. Norme per la convivenza pacifica delle varietà del sardo, Condaghes, Cagliari (2002); Sardegna fra tante lingue. Il contatto linguistico in Sardegna dal Medioevo ad oggi, con W.H. Heeringa, Condaghes, Cagliari (2005); La limba sarda comuna e le varietà tradizionali del sardo, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna-Grafica del Parteolla, Cagliari/Dolianova (2007/2013). Ha inoltre curato l´edizione delle seguenti raccolte di atti: La lingua sarda: l´identità socio-culturale della Sardegna nel prossimo millennio, con K. Helsloot, Condaghes, Cagliari (1999); Le convergenze parallele. Colmare il divario tra la linguistica accademica e la tutela delle lingue, Condaghes, Cagliari (2007).