1st Edition
Lenition and Contrast The Functional Consequences of Certain Phonetically Conditioned Sound Changes
By Naomi Gurevich
Copyright 2004
332 Pages
161 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
332 Pages
161 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
336 Pages
161 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book analyzes 153 languages from a large variety of families to establish a previously unexplored relationship between phonetically conditioned sound changes such as lenitions and functional (meaning maintenance related) considerations. Carefully collecting numerous inventories of consonants, this collection is likely to become an important resource for future linguistics research. By... Read more
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
Biography
Naomi Gurevich received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2003.
