18.3348, Books: Ling Theories/Phonology/Phonetics/Historical Ling: Blevins

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Title: Evolutionary Phonology 
Subtitle: The Emergence of Sound Patterns 
Publication Year: 2007 
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
	   http://us.cambridge.org
	
Author: Juliette Blevins

Paperback: ISBN:  9780521043649 Pages: 386 Price: U.K. £ 35.00
Paperback: ISBN:  9780521043649 Pages: 386 Price: U.S. $ 65.00


Abstract:

Note: This is the paperback edition of a previously announced book.

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. 



Preface; 
Acknowledgements; 

Part I. Preliminaries: 
1. What is evolutionary phonology? 
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; 

References; 
Language index; 
Subject index. 


Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Linguistic Theories
                     Phonetics
                     Phonology


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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