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The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology (Hardcover)
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The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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This book presents a comprehensive and critical overview of
historical phonology as it stands today. Scholars from around the
world consider and advance research in every aspect of the field.
In doing so they demonstrate the continuing vitality of one of the
oldest sub-disciplines of linguistics. The book is divided into six
parts. The first considers key current research questions, the
early history of the field, and the structuralist context for work
on sound change. The second examines evidence and methods,
including phonological reconstruction, typology, and computational
and quantitative approaches. Part III looks at types of
phonological change, including stress, tone, and morphophonological
change. Part IV explores a series of controversial aspects within
the field, including the effects of first language acquisition, the
mechanisms of lexical diffusion, and the role of individuals in
innovation. Part V considers the main theoretical perspectives
including those of evolutionary phonology and generative historical
phonology. The final part examines sociolinguistic and exogenous
factors in phonological change, including the study of change in
real time, the role of second language acquisition, and loanword
adaptation. The authors, who represent leading proponents of every
theoretical perspective, consider phonological change over a wide
range of the world's language families. The handbook is, in sum, a
valuable resource for phonologists and historical linguists and a
stimulating guide for their students.
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