Elizabeth Zsiga – författare

Moves beyond the basics of phonetics and phonology and investigates their interactionDesigned for the advanced student who wants to move beyond the basics but is not yet expertSurveys both historical approaches and current theories of the phonology phonetics interface, including structuralist, derivational, and post-derivational approachesExamines the roles of both articulation and perception in creating and maintaining phonological patterns.Includes suggestions for further readings and end-of-chapter questions for use in class discussionsIs speech in the mouth or in the brain? Do we hear with our ears or with our minds? How different can phonology and phonetics be? How similar? Where exactly does the border between them lie? Examining classic and current linguistic theories of how physical and cognitive factors interact in the mind of the speaker, and in the language system as a whole, Elizabeth Zsiga provides a rigorous guide to the key debates for the advanced student.