Phonetic Causes Of Sound Change

Author : Daniel Recasens
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780192583635

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Phonetic Causes of Sound Change by Daniel Recasens Pdf

This book provides an integrated account of the phonetic causes of the diachronic processes of palatalization and assibilation of velar and labial stops and labiodental fricatives, as well as the palatalization and affrication of dentoalveolar stops. While previous studies have been concerned with the typology of sound inventories and of the processes of palatalization and assibilation, this volume not only deals with the typological patterns but also outlines the articulatory and acoustic causes of these sound changes. In his articulation-based account, Daniel Recasens argues that the affricate and fricative outcomes of these changes developed via an intermediate stage, namely an (alveolo)palatal stop with varying degrees of closure fronting. Particular emphasis is placed on the one-to-many relationship between the input and output consonant realizations, on the acoustic cues that contribute to the implementation of these sound changes, and on the contextual, positional, and prosodic conditions that most favour their development. The analysis is based on extensive data from a wide range of language families, including Romance, Bantu, Slavic, and Germanic, and draws on a variety of sources, such as linguistic atlases, articulatory and acoustic studies, and phoneme identification tests.

Author : Maria-Josep Solé,Daniel Recasens i Vives
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027248411

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The Initiation of Sound Change by Maria-Josep Solé,Daniel Recasens i Vives Pdf

Examines advanced approaches to sound change from various theoretical and methodological perspectives, including articulatory variation and modeling, speech perception mechanisms and neurobiological processes, geographical and social variation, and diachronic phonology.

Author : Daniel Recasens,Full Professor Department of Catalan Philology Daniel Recasens
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780198845010

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Phonetic Causes of Sound Change by Daniel Recasens,Full Professor Department of Catalan Philology Daniel Recasens Pdf

This book provides an integrated account of the phonetic causes of the diachronic processes of palatalization and assibilation of velar and labial stops and labiodental fricatives, as well as the palatalization and affrication of dentoalveolar stops. While previous studies have been concerned with the typology of sound inventories and of the processes of palatalization and assibilation, this volume not only deals with the typological patterns but also outlines the articulatory and acoustic causes of these sound changes. In his articulation-based account, Daniel Recasens argues that the affricate and fricative outcomes of these changes developed via an intermediate stage, namely an (alveolo)palatal stop with varying degrees of closure fronting. Particular emphasis is placed on the one-to-many relationship between the input and output consonant realizations, on the acoustic cues that contribute to the implementation of these sound changes, and on the contextual, positional, and prosodic conditions that most favour their development. The analysis is based on extensive data from a wide range of language families, including Romance, Bantu, Slavic, and Germanic, and draws on a variety of sources, such as linguistic atlases, articulatory and acoustic studies, and phoneme identification tests.

Author : Richard D. Janda,Brian D. Joseph,Barbara S. Vance
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 640 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781118732267

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The Handbook of Historical Linguistics, Volume II by Richard D. Janda,Brian D. Joseph,Barbara S. Vance Pdf

An entirely new follow-up volume providing a detailed account of numerous additional issues, methods, and results that characterize current work in historical linguistics. This brand-new, second volume of The Handbook of Historical Linguistics is a complement to the well-established first volume first published in 2003. It includes extended content allowing uniquely comprehensive coverage of the study of language(s) over time. Though it adds fresh perspectives on several topics previously treated in the first volume, this Handbook focuses on extensions of diachronic linguistics beyond those key issues. This Handbook provides readers with studies of language change whose perspectives range from comparisons of large open vs. small closed corpora, via creolistics and linguistic contact in general, to obsolescence and endangerment of languages. Written by leading scholars in their respective fields, new chapters are offered on matters such as the origin of language, evidence from language for reconstructing human prehistory, invocations of language present in studies of language past, benefits of linguistic fieldwork for historical investigation, ways in which not only biological evolution but also field biology can serve as heuristics for research into the rise and spread of linguistic innovations, and more. Moreover, it: offers novel and broadened content complementing the earlier volume so as to provide the fullest available overview of a wholly engrossing field includes 23 all-new contributed chapters, treating some familiar themes from fresh perspectives but mostly covering entirely new topics features expanded discussion of material from language families other than Indo-European provides a multiplicity of views from numerous specialists in linguistic diachrony. The Handbook of Historical Linguistics, Volume II is an ideal book for undergraduate and graduate students in linguistics, researchers and professional linguists, as well as all those interested in the history of particular languages and the history of language more generally.

Author : Leonard Francis Brosnahan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Genetics
ISBN : UCAL:B4283253

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The Sounds of Language by Leonard Francis Brosnahan Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3862888606

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Production and Perception Mechanisms of Sound Change by Anonim Pdf

This volume brings together thirteen papers on sound change dealing mostly with Romance in general, several Romance languages in particular (French, Italian, Rhaetoromance, Romanian, Spanish) and a few non-Romance languages as well (Basque, K?ichee?). Most papers are about the articulatory and acoustic causes of sound change and how spatiotemporal variation in production affects the perceptual identification of phonetic segments. Other relevant research topics are the relationship between phonetics and phonology and the influence of the speakers? age and provenance and of word frequency on the speed at which sound changes take place. The contributions of this volume report acoustic and/or articulatory data in support of particular explanatory interpretations which may inspire future work on diachronic phonology.

Author : Juliette Blevins
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2004-07-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139451468

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Evolutionary Phonology by Juliette Blevins Pdf

Evolutionary Phonology is a theory of sound patterns which synthesizes results in historical linguistics, phonetics and phonological theory. In this book, Juliette Blevins explores the nature of sounds patterns and sound change in human language over the past 7000–8000 years, the time depth for which the comparative method is reasonably reliable. This book presents an approach to the problem of how genetically unrelated languages, from families as far apart as Native American, Australian Aboriginal, Austronesian and Indo-European, can often show similar sound patterns, and also tackles the converse problem of why there are notable exceptions to most of the patterns that are often regarded as universal tendencies or constraints. It argues that in both cases, a formal model of sound change that integrates phonetic variation and patterns of misperception can account for attested sound systems without reference to markedness or naturalness within the synchronic grammar.

Author : Paul de Lacy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2007-02-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139462051

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The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology by Paul de Lacy Pdf

Phonology - the study of how the sounds of speech are represented in our minds - is one of the core areas of linguistic theory, and is central to the study of human language. This handbook brings together the world's leading experts in phonology to present the most comprehensive and detailed overview of the field. Focusing on research and the most influential theories, the authors discuss each of the central issues in phonological theory, explore a variety of empirical phenomena, and show how phonology interacts with other aspects of language such as syntax, morphology, phonetics, and language acquisition. Providing a one-stop guide to every aspect of this important field, The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology will serve as an invaluable source of readings for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, an informative overview for linguists and a useful starting point for anyone beginning phonological research.

Author : Daniel Recasens
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027270382

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Coarticulation and Sound Change in Romance by Daniel Recasens Pdf

This volume should be of great interest to phoneticians, phonologists, and both historical and cognitive linguists. Using data from the Romance languages for the most part, the book explores the phonetic motivation of several sound changes, e.g., glide insertions and elisions, vowel and consonant insertions, elisions, assimilations and dissimilations. Within the framework of the DAC (degree of articulatory constraint) model of coarticulation, it clearly demonstrates that the typology and direction of these sound changes may very largely be accounted for by the coarticulatory effects occurring between adjacent or neighbouring phonetic segments, and by the degrees of articulatory constraint imposed by speakers on the production of vowels and consonants. The phonetically-based explanations presented here are formulated on the basis of coarticulation data from speech production and perception research carried out during the last fifty years and are complemented with data on the co-occurrence of phonetic segments in lexical forms of the languages being considered. Attention is also paid to the role that positional and prosodic factors play in sound change implementation, as well as to the cognitive and peripheral strategies involved in segmental replacements, elisions and insertions.

Author : Anthea E. Sullivan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015029160051

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Sound Change in Progress by Anthea E. Sullivan Pdf

A study of English language change around Exeter, this book contributes to the work on urban regional speech. It presents ideas formed by applying modern sociolinguistic research techniques, and is aimed at those concerned with communication across local, social and generational boundaries.

Author : Linda I. House
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134995684

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Introductory Phonetics and Phonology by Linda I. House Pdf

Success in mastering any language requires knowledge in speaking, reading, and writing the language. The speaking component requires the understanding and use of correct pronunciation, emphasis, and syntactic patterns. The written component requires mastery of the alphabet, spelling, and the ability to write, print, or type the pattern. Very early in the learning process, speakers of the English language become keenly aware of the language's lack of sound to symbol correspondence. To help speech/language researchers, media personnel, individuals learning English as a second language, and others interested in correct pronunciation, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) was devised. Extensively class tested, this book offers a practical understanding approach to phonetics and the IPA in a workbook format. It will be welcomed by professionals, students, and trainees in the fields of communication science, communication disorders, speech pathology, and linguistics.

Author : Wiebke H. Ahlers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781009080439

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Consonantal Sound Change in American English by Wiebke H. Ahlers Pdf

Research on sound change often focuses on vowels, yet consonantal sound change also offers fascinating insights into language development and variation. This pioneering book provides a detailed investigation of consonantal sound change in English, by analyzing a large corpus of specifically designed field recordings from Austin, Texas. It offers one of the most in-depth analyses of /str/-retraction to date, drawing comparisons with studies of change in the distinguishing phonetic features of other varieties of English, and with studies of /str/-retraction in other Germanic languages. It further deepens our understanding of sound change by including qualitative data to position the sound change in the social reality of Austin, showing that specific sound changes are universally driven by age, gender and ethnicity. The results provide a testing ground for models of sociolinguistic and sound change, and highlight the importance of the social fabric of language in modeling language change.

Author : Daniel Recasens
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2023-02-20
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9783110990942

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Consonant-induced sound changes in stressed vowels in Romance by Daniel Recasens Pdf

The book investigates historical patterns of vowel diphthongization, assimilation and dissimilation induced by consonants – mostly (alveolo)palatals – in Romance. Compiling data from dialectal descriptions, old documentary sources and experimental phonetic studies, it explains why certain vowels undergo raising assimilation before (alveolo)palatal consonants more than others. It also suggests that in French, Francoprovençal, Occitan, Rhaetoromance and dialects from northern Italy, mid low vowel diphthongization before (alveolo)palatal consonants started out with the formation of non-canonical falling diphthongs through off-glide insertion, from which rising diphthongs could emerge at a later date (e.g., Upper Engadinian OCTO ‘eight’ > [ɔc] > [ɔ(ə̯)c] > [wac]). Both diphthongal types, rather than canonical falling diphthongs with a palatal off-glide, could also give rise to high vowels (dialectal French [li]

Author : Patrick Honeybone,Joe Salmons
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199232819

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The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology by Patrick Honeybone,Joe Salmons Pdf

This critical overview examines every aspect of the field including its history, key current research questions and methods, theoretical perspectives, and sociolinguistic factors. The authors represent leading proponents of every theoretical perspective. The book is a valuable resource for phonologists and a stimulating guide for their students.

Author : Allison Burkette,William A. Kretzschmar Jr.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2018-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781108424806

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Exploring Linguistic Science by Allison Burkette,William A. Kretzschmar Jr. Pdf

Introduces students to the scientific study of language, using the basic principles of complexity theory.