Sound Change

Joseph Salmons

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2021

Sound Change

Joseph Salmons

In the series Edinburgh Historical Linguistics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474461740

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Understanding sound change through contemporary theory and historical evidence

Offers broad linguistic coverage with examples from a wide range of world language families including Germanic, Romance, Mixtec, Tibetan, Hmong, Hebrew, Chinese, Kikuyu, Svan and Menominee
Explores sound change from structural, historical, sociolinguistic and acquisitional perspectives
Takes a data led approach with worked examples in each chapter
Includes questions and suggestions for further study at the end of each chapter
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Drawing examples from a range of world languages, this textbook introduces the ways in which speech sounds become different over time. It explores how we produce and hear particular sounds and how overall word shapes and the pronunciation of individual words change. The roles of phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, traditional formal models and recent exemplar-based work in sound change are all examined. In covering both structural and societal issues, the book integrates different kinds of historical evidence and different theories into a coherent understanding of the full process of sound change.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Figures and Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vi
Series Editors’ Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface: What We’re Doing Here and Why Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
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Part 4 Sound change in grammar Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Illustrations
- Other: 100 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Language & Linguistics

eBook

Published: February 15, 2022
ISBN: 9781474461740