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UNINA9910783873603321 |
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Autore |
Gurevich Naomi <1966, > |
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Titolo |
Lenition and contrast : the functional consequences of certain phonetically conditioned sound changes / / Naomi Gurevich |
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New York : , : Routledge, , 2004 |
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1-135-87648-7 |
0-415-86514-X |
1-135-87649-5 |
1-280-34740-6 |
9786610347407 |
0-203-50505-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (304 p.) |
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Collana |
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Outstanding Dissertations in Linguistics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Phonetics |
Mutation (Phonetics) |
Linguistic change |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Investigation of phonetically conditioned sound changes -- 3. Languages -- 4. Implications -- 5. Bibliography -- 6. Result summary -- 7. Glossary -- 8. Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book analyzes 153 languages from a large variety of families to establish a previously unexplored relationship between phonetically conditioned sound changes such as lenitions and functional (meaning maintenance related) considerations. Carefully collecting numerous inventories of consonants, this collection is likely to become an important resource for future linguistics research. By distinguishing between phonetic and phonological neutralization, and showing that the first does not necessarily result in the second, Naomi Gurevich uncovers previously unexplored and often surprising trend |
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