Lenition and Contrast : The Functional Consequences of Certain Phonetically Conditioned Sound Changes
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| Title: | Lenition and Contrast : The Functional Consequences of Certain Phonetically Conditioned Sound Changes |
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| Description: | 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. |
| Authors: | Naomi Gurevich |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Phonetics, Mutation (Phonetics), Linguistic change |
| Categories: | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | 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. |
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| ISBN: | 9780415970990 9780415865142 9781135876494 9781135876487 9781135876463 9780203505052 |
