Joseph Salmons

Sound Change

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Understanding sound change through contemporary theory and historical evidence

Produktdetails

• Edinburgh Historical Linguistics
• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 153mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 342g
• ISBN-13: 9781474461733
• ISBN-10: 1474461735
• Artikelnr.: 60509597

Autorenporträt

Joe Salmons is the Lester W.J. "Smoky" Seifert Professor in Language Sciences at the University of Wisconsin - Madison

Inhaltsangabe

The background
Preface: What we're doing here and why
1. Introduction: What is sound change and how can we understand it?
2. The history of the field and why you need to understand it
Starting points
3. Segmental sound change
4. Sound change beyond the segment
5. Evidence for sound change
Where sound changes
6. The learner
7. Society
Sound change in grammar
8. Phonetics and sound change
9. Phonology and sound change
10. Sound change beyond the sound system
The bigger picture
11. Conclusion: Toward a synthesis
References
Index of languages and families
Index of subjects