Lenition and Contrast: The Functional Consequences of Certain Phonetically Conditioned Sound Changes (Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics)
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- Synopsis
- This book analyzes 153 languages from a large variety of families to establish a previously unexplored relationship between phonetically conditioned sound changes such as lenitions and functional (meaning maintenance related) considerations. Carefully collecting numerous inventories of consonants, this collection is likely to become an important resource for future linguistics research. By distinguishing between phonetic and phonological neutralization, and showing that the first does not necessarily result in the second, Naomi Gurevich uncovers previously unexplored and often surprising trends in the relationship between phonetics and phonology.
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 336 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781135876487
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780415865142, 9780203505052, 9780415970990
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 12/20/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Taylor & Francis Group, a Division of T&F Informa.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.