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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452381703321

Titolo

The initiation of sound change [[electronic resource] ] : perception, production, and social factors / / edited by Maria-Josep Solé, Daniels Recasens

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amserdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub. Co., c2012

ISBN

1-281-14597-1

9786613776709

90-272-7366-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, , 0304-0763 ; ; v. 323

Altri autori (Persone)

SoléMaria-Josep

Recasens i VivesDaniel <1954->

Disciplina

414

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology

Linguistic universals

Language and languages - Variation

Linguistic change

Sociolinguistics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Perception -- pt. 2. Production -- pt. 3. Social factors, structural factors and the typology of change.

Sommario/riassunto

The origins of sound change is one of the oldest and most challenging questions in the study of language. The goal of this volume is to examine current approaches to sound change from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives, including articulatory variation and modeling, speech perception mechanisms and neurobiological processes, geographical and social variation, and diachronic phonology. This diversity of perspectives contributes to a fruitful cross-fertilization across disciplines and represents an attempt to formulate converging ideas on the factors that lead to sound chan