Sound Change

AvJoseph Salmons

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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Beskrivning

Drawing examples from a range of world languages, this textbook introduces the ways in which speech sounds become different over time. It explores how we produce and hear particular sounds and how overall word shapes and the pronunciation of individual words change. The roles of phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, traditional formal models and recent exemplar-based work in sound change are all examined. In covering both structural and societal issues, the book integrates different kinds of historical evidence and different theories into a coherent understanding of the full process of sound change.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-04-13
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:332 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Edinburgh Historical Linguistics
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474461733

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Mer om författaren

Joe Salmons is the Lester W.J. “Smoky” Seifert Professor in Language Sciences at the University of Wisconsin – Madison

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This book sets the standard for textbooks in this area. There is no other volume which provides a full introduction to ‘sound change studies’ in the way that this book does, linking the broad range of topics which all need to contribute if we are to properly understand how phonology can change.

Innehållsförteckning

The backgroundPreface: What we’re doing here and why 1. Introduction: What is sound change and how can we understand it? 2. The history of the field and why you need to understand it Starting points3. Segmental sound change 4. Sound change beyond the segment 5. Evidence for sound change Where sound changes6. The learner 7. Society Sound change in grammar8. Phonetics and sound change 9. Phonology and sound change 10. Sound change beyond the sound system The bigger picture11. Conclusion: Toward a synthesis References Index of languages and families Index of subjects