I. Burov. Phonetic and phonological universals in assimilation processes. A theory of binarity and the relative hierarchy of features Cover Image

I. Burov. Universaux phonétiques et phonologiques dans les processus d’assimilation. Théorie de la binarité et de la hiérarchie relatives des traits
I. Burov. Phonetic and phonological universals in assimilation processes. A theory of binarity and the relative hierarchy of features

Author(s): Vladimir Zhobov
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life, Theoretical Linguistics, Phonetics / Phonology, Historical Linguistics, Book-Review
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: phonology; language change; distinctive features; assimilation

Summary/Abstract: Book Review: Ivaylo Burov. Universaux phonétiques et phonologiques dans les processus d’assimilation. Théorie de la binarité et de la hiérarchie relatives des traits. Sofia: CU Romanistika, 2023. VIII chapitres, 587 p. ISBN:978-954-354- 011-2. The book is a revised and updated version of Ivaylo Burov’s dissertation published in 2017, with a lot of new languages included into the analyses and enlarged bibliography. The au- thor provides a thorough and uncontroversial classification of varios phonetic processes ultimately related to phonetic similarity and offers convocing interpretations in a number of up-to-date phonological theories.

  • Issue Year: 2025
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 108-111
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Bulgarian
Toggle Accessibility Mode