Lenition and Contrast: The Functional Consequences of Certain Phonetically Conditioned Sound Changes

ISBN-13: 9780415970990 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 332 str.

Naomi Gurevich

Opis

This book analyses 153 languages from a large variety of families to establish a previously unexplored relationship between phonetically conditioned sound changes such as lenitions and functional considerations.

Spis treści

Figures Tables Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Investigation of Phonetically Conditioned Sound Changes Chapter 3: Language Analyses Chapter 4: Implications Bibliography Appendix A: Result Summary Appendix B: Glossary Index

O autorze

Naomi Gurevich received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2003.