Phonological Knowledge - Conceptual and Empirical Issues (Hardcover)

Various contributors address central questions in the foundations of phonology and locate them within their larger linguistic and philosophical context. Phonology is a discipline grounded in observable facts, but like any discipline it rests on conceptual assumptions. This study investigates the nature, status and acquisition of phonological knowledge: it enquires into the conceptual and empirical foundations of phonology, considering the relation of phonology to the theory of language and other capacities of mind The authors address a wide range of interrelated questions, the most central of which is this: is phonological knowledge different from linguistic knowledge in general? They offer responses to this question from a variety of perspectives, each of which has consequences for how phonology and language are conceived. Each also involves a host of further questions concerning the modularity of mind and of language; whether phonology should be included in the language faculty; the nature-convention debate; the content of phonological elements and its relation to phonetic substance; the implications of sign languages for phonology; whether functional and variationist considerat

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Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2000
First published:	December 2000
Editors:	Noel Burton-Roberts • Philip Carr • Gerard Docherty
Dimensions:	243 x 164 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	364
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-824127-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Philosophy of language Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech) Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Semantics (meaning) > Lexicography Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-824127-5
Barcode:	9780198241270

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