1. Introduction -- 2. Relative frequency of Romanian phonemes -- 3. On the origins of /i/ in Romanian -- 4. The distribution of /ea/ and /oa/ in Romanian -- 5. Distributional evidence for marginal contrast -- 6. Acoustics of Romanian monophthongs -- 7. Acoustics of Romanian diphthongs -- 8. Perception of vowels in Romanian -- 9. A multidimensional model of contrast
Summary
"Studies of both synchronic phonetics and morpho-phonological alternations are needed to understand the forces that historically shaped and now maintain the phonemic system of Romanian. Through a series of case studies on the Romanian vowel system, this book proposes that the robustness of a phonemic contrast does not depend solely on the presence of minimal pairs, but is instead affected by a set of phonetic, usage-based, and systemic factors"--Provided by publisher
