Preference Laws for Syllable Structure
Author: Theo Vennemann
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2011-09-08
Total Pages: 117
ISBN-13: 3110849607
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Preference Laws for Syllable Structure
Author: Gregory James Hanson
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 486
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKConstraints and Preferences
Author: Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kolaczyk
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2011-06-24
Total Pages: 425
ISBN-13: 3110881063
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe central theme of this collection is the epistemological status of constraints and preferences in linguistics. The contributions focus mainly on phonology; one article deals explicitly with morphology. The approaches to phonology represented in the volume are those of Natural Phonology, Government Phonology, Optimality Theory, autosegemental phonology, and computational phonology. Constraints are juxtaposed either to rules or to preferences in the discussion of constraint-based vs. preference-based theories.
Linguistic Preferences
Author: Patrizia Noel Aziz Hanna
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2021-12-06
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 3110721570
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Phonology and Language Use
Author: Joan Bybee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-02-27
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780521533782
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA research perspective that takes language use into account opens up new views of old issues and provides an understanding of issues that linguists have rarely addressed. Referencing new developments in cognitive and functional linguistics, phonetics, and connectionist modeling, this book investigates various ways in which a speaker/hearer's experience with language affects the representation of phonology. Rather than assuming phonological representations in terms of phonemes, Joan Bybee adopts an exemplar model, in which specific tokens of use are stored and categorized phonetically with reference to variables in the context. This model allows an account of phonetically gradual sound change which produces lexical variation, and provides an explanatory account of the fact that many reductive sound changes affect high frequency items first. The well-known effects of type and token frequency on morphologically-conditioned phonological alterations are shown also to apply to larger sequences, such as fixed phrases and constructions, solving some of the problems formulated previously as dealing with the phonology-syntax interface.
The Indo-European Syllable
Author: Andrew Byrd
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2015-06-02
Total Pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9004293027
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn The Indo-European Syllable Andrew Miles Byrd investigates the process of syllabification within Proto-Indo-European (PIE), revealing connections to a number of seemingly unrelated phonological processes in the proto-language. Drawing from insights in linguistic typology and synchronic theory, he makes two significant advances in our understanding of PIE phonology. First, by analyzing securely reconstructable consonant clusters at word’s edge, he devises a methodology which allows us to predict which types of consonant clusters could occur word-medially in PIE. Thus, a number of previously disconnected phonological rules can now be understood as being part of a conspiracy motivated by violations in syllable structure. Second, he uncovers evidence of morphological influence within the syllable, created by processes such as quantitative ablaut. These advances allow us to view PIE as a synchronic grammar, one which can be described by -- and contribute to -- modern linguistic theory.
Sounds and Systems
Author: David Restle
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: 2011-05-03
Total Pages: 497
ISBN-13: 3110894653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe integration of traditional and modern linguistics as well as diachrony and synchrony is the hallmark of an influential trend in contemporary research on language. It is documented in the present collection of 21 new papers on the history and structure of the sounds and other (sub-) systems of human languages, sharing the common reference point of Theo Vennemann, a leading figure in the above-mentioned trend, whom the authors want to honor with this Festschrift.
The Bloomsbury Companion to Historical Linguistics
Author: Silvia Luraghi
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2013-03-07
Total Pages: 526
ISBN-13: 144114966X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOriginally published as the Continuum Companion to Historical Linguistics, this book brings together a number of leading scholars who provide a combination of different approaches to current and new issues in historical linguistics, while supplying an exhaustive and up-to-date coverage of sub-fields traditionally regarded as central to historical linguistics research. The editors aim to build a solid background for further discussion and to indicate directions for new research on relevant open questions. The book includes coverage of key terms, a list of resources, and sections on: - history of research- methodology- phonology- morphology- grammatical categories- syntax- grammaticalization- semantics - etymology- language contact- sociolinguistics- causes of language change It is a complete resource for researchers working on historical linguistics.
The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology
Author: Patrick Honeybone
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-11-26
Total Pages: 640
ISBN-13: 0191643645
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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 and some continuing themes 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 segmental 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 status of lexical diffusion and exceptionless change, and the role of individuals in innovation. Part V considers theoretical perspectives on phonological change, 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.
Empirical Approaches to the Phonological Structure of Words
Author: Christiane Ulbrich
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2018-03-19
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 3110542897
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the basic grammatical categories in linguistics is the phonological word. But how are words made up in terms of their sounds? And how is the information on the sound structure of words used in the processing of words? The multidimensionality of the phonological word relates it to semantics, morphology, phonology and syntax. It is nevertheless a category that has only been an object of serious study since the prosodic turn in phonology and thus cannot be considered an established category of grammatical description. This volume brings together scholars interested in the complex relations of the phonological word, applying different empirical approaches.
