Lenition and Contrast - The Functional Consequences of Certain Phonetically Conditioned Sound Changes (Hardcover)

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.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Naomi Gurevich
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-97099-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech)
LSN:	0-415-97099-7
Barcode:	9780415970990

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