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"Phonology as Human Behavior" brings work in human cognition, behavior, and communication to bear on the study of phonology--the theory of sound systems in language. Yishai Tobin extends the ideas of William Diver--an influential linguist whose investigations into phonology reflect the principle that language represents a constant search for maximum communication with minimal effort--as a part of a new theory of phonology as human behavior. Showing the far-reaching psycho- and sociolinguistic utility of this theory, Tobin demonstrates its applicability to the teaching of phonetics, text...

Maintains that language in general and phonology in particular are instances of human cognitive behaviour. This book provides a set of principles connecting the phylogeny, ontogeny, and pathology of sound systems in human language.