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Prosodies
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Phonology and Phonetics 9
Editor
Aditi Lahiri
Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York
Prosodies With Special Reference to Iberian Languages
edited by
So´nia Frota Marina Viga´rio Maria Joa˜o Freitas
Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York
Mouton de Gruyter (formerly Mouton, The Hague) is a Division of Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Prosodies : with special reference to Iberian languages / edited by So´nia Frota, Marina Viga´rio, Maria Joa˜o Freitas. p. cm. ⫺ (Phonology and phonetics ; 9) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-3-11-018444-0 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 3-11-018444-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Prosodic analysis (Linguistics) 2. Grammar, Comparative and general ⫺ Phonology. 3. Phonetics. I. Frota, So´nia. II. Viga´rio, Marina Cla´udia. III. Freitas, Maria Joa˜o. IV. Series. P224.P7533 2005 4141.6⫺dc22 2005027661
Bibliographic information published by Die Deutsche Bibliothek Die Deutsche Bibliothek lists this publication in the Deutsche Nationalbibliografie; detailed bibliographic data is available in the Internet at ⬍http://dnb.ddb.de⬎.
ISBN-13: 978-3-11-018444-0 ISBN-10: 3-11-018444-3 ISSN 1861-4191 쑔 Copyright 2005 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, D-10785 Berlin. All rights reserved, including those of translation into foreign languages. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Cover design: Christopher Schneider, Berlin. Printed in Germany.
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