Gemination and Degemination in English Affixation

In English, phonological double consonants only occur across morphological boundaries, for example, in affixation (e.g. in unnatural, innumerous). There are two possibilities for the phonetic realization of these morphological geminates: Either the phonological double is realized with a longer durat...

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Main Author: Hedia, Sonia Ben
Format: Book
Published: Language Science Press 2019
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