{"product_id":"9781316288870","title":"The Phonology of Consonants: Harmony, Dissimilation and Correspondence","description":"The most comprehensive work on dissimilation (the avoidance or repair of combinations of similar sounds) to date, this book proposes a novel analysis that handles dissimilation as the avoidance of surface correspondence relationships. It draws on recent work in Agreement By Correspondence to show that dissimilation is a natural outcome predicted by the same theory of Surface Correspondence. The theory is developed in more detail than ever before, and its predictions are tested and evaluated through ten in-depth analyses of diverse languages from Quechua to Kinyarwanda, together with a typological survey of over 150 dissimilation patterns drawn from over 130 languages, from Acehnese to Zulu. The book redefines the core of Surface Correspondence theory to a level of formal specificity and theoretical precision surpassing previous work. The book's findings are made more accessible by numerous examples featuring data from 47 languages from around the world.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133580787952,"sku":"9781316288870","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781316288870_p0.jpg?v=1763706789","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781316288870","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}