This is a contrastive synchronic study. Scales and rules of conversion are set up whereby it is shown which non-cognate consonants appear in initial position in one dialect and what they become when converted to the other. A matrix of contrast to show consonantal feature differences is also used. (SC)

Intervocalic features of Villa Mella Spanish, a dialect spoken in a region of Santo Domingo, are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the intervocal "d." (CB)

This paper presents a diachronic phonological analysis of French in order to show that Kiparsky's (1972) argument against formal (or language-specific) notation is based on a small sample of phenomena and is therefore not valid. Examples of vocalic tension in French are given, and the process from tension to relaxation is described. This tension…

This workbook is designed to be useful in introductory courses in general language study or English, and is primarily a companion piece of readings and exercises for D. Bolinger's "Aspects of Language" (Harcourt, Brace & World, 1968). Exercises in this volume deal with the biological basis of language; phonology (including…