Evolutionary phonology : the emergence of sound patterns /

Evolutionary phonology : the emergence of sound patterns /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Blevins, Juliette, author.
Imprint:	Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 366 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Grammar, Comparative and general -- Phonology. Linguistic change. Grammar, Comparative and general -- Phonology. Linguistic change. Electronic books. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11812714

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ISBN:	0511210353 9780511210358 0521804280 9780521804288 051121572X 9780511215728 0511212127 9780511212123 9780511486357 0511486359 1283330865 9781283330862
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-356) and indexes. Print version record.
Summary:	This groundbreaking book explores the nature of sound change in human language over the past 7000 8000 years. It presents a new approach to the problem of how genetically unrelated languages can often show similar sound patterns, and why there are many exceptions to the patterns often regarded as universal.
Other form:	Print version: Blevins, Juliette. Evolutionary phonology. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004

Table of Contents:

Preliminaries:
What is evolutionary phonology?
Evolution in language and elsewhere
Explanation in phonology: a brief history of ideas
Sound Patterns:
Laryngeal features
Place features
Other common sound patterns
The evolution of geminates
Some uncommon sound patterns
Implications:
Synchronic phonology
Diachronic phonology
Beyond phonology.