Rhythm in Cognition and Grammar : A Germanic Perspective.

Intro -- Table of contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Concepts of rhythm -- 1 Grouping, symmetry, and rhythm in language -- 2 Speech rhythms - modelling the groove -- Part 2: Linguistic rhythm and cognition -- 3 The role of default stress patterns in German monolingual and L2 sentence processing -- 4 Stress clash hampers processing of noncanonical structures in reading -- 5 Word prosody in focus and non-focus position: An ERP-study on the interplay of prosodic domains -- 6 Short-term memory in speech perception and prosodic structuring - A syllable span test -- Part 3: Rhythm and grammar in Germanic -- 7 Rhythmic influence on grammar: scope and limitations -- 8 Rhythm's role in genitive construction choice in spoken English -- 9 Rhythmic preferences in morphosyntactic variation and the theory of loser candidates -- 10 Function words in rhythmic optimisation -- 11 Rhythm as a resource to generate phonetic and phonological coherence in lists -- Index.

The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. The series considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language.

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