Evolutionary phonology : the emergence of sound patterns /

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Author / Creator:Blevins, Juliette.
Imprint:Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Description:xix, 366 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5365067
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ISBN:0521804280 (hard.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-356) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Preliminaries
  • 1. What is evolutionary phonologyi 1 2
  • 2. Evolution in language and elsewhere
  • 3. Explanation in phonology: a brief history of ideas
  • Part II. Sound Patterns
  • 4. Laryngeal features
  • 5. Place features
  • 6. Other common sound patterns
  • 7. The evolution of geminates
  • 8. Some uncommon sound patterns
  • Part III. Implications
  • 9. Synchronic phonology
  • 10. Diachronic phonology
  • 11. Beyond phonology