Phonetics, phonology Books
The University of Chicago Press Phonetic Symbol Guide 2e
Book SynopsisThis is an encyclopedia of phonetic alphabet symbols, providing a complete survey of the many characters used by linguists and speech scientists to record the sounds of the world's languages. It includes 61 new entries, an expanded glossary of phonetic terms, added symbol charts and an index.
£132.00
Bloomsbury Academic Phonology Palgrave Modern Linguistics
Book SynopsisPHILIP CARR is Professor of Linguistics, Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier III, France. JEAN-PIERRE MONTREUIL is Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA.Trade Review'This comprehensive textbook is an excellent introduction to the field of phonology. The material is logically and incrementally presented, and wonderfully illustrated with original linguistic data and exercises. The reader will gain a good understanding of mainstream phonology in historical context, and will also be introduced to alternative frameworks.' - Carrie Dyck, Associate Professor of Linguistics, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada 'This second edition is worth careful consideration by any phonology instructor. It covers both the essentials of generative phonology and more advanced topics in a clear, user-friendly manner, while regularly prompting the reader to consider important challenges to each theoretical framework as it is presented. A number of useful and well-executed instructional aids are provided, especially the strong selection of exercises.' - Ian Clayton, University of Nevado, RenoTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Revision of Phonetics The Phonemic Principle Alternations Features, Classes and Systems Problems with the Phonemic Principle The Organisation of the Grammar Abstractness, Psychological Reality and the Phonetics/Phonology Relation The Role of the Lexicon Representations Reconsidered (i) Phonological Structure above the Level of the Segment Representations Reconsidered (ii) Autosegmental Phonology Phonological Weight Optimality Theory Issues in Optimality Feature Specifications for Consonants Sample Answers to Exercises References Subject Index Language Index.
£36.09
Indiana University Press Bedouin Folktales from the North of Israel
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is a unique and outstanding publication. Actually it includes much more than an anthology of 'folktales.' It provides the reader with almost everything needed to understand life, culture, history, and language of the Bedouin women, men, family, and tribe in Northern Israel of the last century. Folklorists used to emphasize the importance of the context. This book is, ostensibly, an exemplary contextual publication and study of a given body of folktales: the history and geography (including maps), the language – including the original Arabic texts (in transcription), their folkloristic comparative study and interpretation, as well as an array of indexes and bibliography. It puts in our hands a rare and important tool for understanding the importance not only of Bedouin folklore but also of folklore at large. In addition to its scholarly importance, this is also a collection of narratives that will be an exciting read for every person who still loves a good story. -- Eli Yassif, Emeritus in Department of Literature, Tel Aviv University, IsraelBedouin Folktales from the North of Israel is an outstanding contribution to the presently scarce fresh folktale collections from the field. Perez and Rosenhouse present a well-crafted balance between tale texts and theories advanced by scholars concerning these international tale-types. Indiana University Press is to be complimented for reviving the authentic field collection tradition. -- Hasan M. El-Shamy, Professor Emeritus, Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Indiana UniversityThis splendid collection of Bedouin folk tales combines three elements: scientific transcriptions of audio recordings of the colloquial Arabic texts; accurate translations; and an extensive discussion, with rich comparative material, of each tale. These elements fit together in the most natural fashion—all, in fact, are essential to a serious study of the subject—and yet this is, to the best of my knowledge, the very first work on Arab folklore that actually combines them. The authors are to be congratulated on a fine achievement. -- Frank H. Stewart, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, The Hebrew University of JerusalemWilliam Blake's metaphor 'to see the world in a grain of sand' acquires a new meaning in the study of Judith Rosenhouse, a linguist, and Yoel Shalom Perez, a comparative folklorist, who present with meticulous precision the performance of universally traditional tales as told by Galilean Bedouins. As two Israelis, they reveal in them the cultural bonding between Israelite and Arab traditions that go back to antiquity. -- Dan Ben-Amos, author of Folklore ConceptsWhen linguistic, dialectological and folkloristic approaches meet: 57 traditional stories recorded from Bedouins in Northern Israel (13 of them translated from Hebrew) provided in linguistic transcription, English translation, and commentaries to place the folktales within their social and historical context. This ideal interdisciplinary approach has hitherto been only rarely applied. -- Veronika Ritt-Benmimoun, University of ViennaTable of ContentsForewordTranscription and AbbreviationsPart I—Stories of love, loyalty, and devotion 1. Between the Sun and the Moon 2. The Princess on the Island 3. The Girl who Fell into a Well 4. The ā's Daughter and the Orator 5. A Woman's Loyalty 6. The King's Wife and the Poor Man 7. uā and the Queen 8. The Doe 9. The Woman from the Sea 10. The Raindrop Bubbles Will Testify a. The Man and his Neighbor b. āeq Anāf (Tasting Justice) 11. The Coffee Server 12. The Old Man and the Girl, the Old Woman and the Young Man 13. The Girl and her Brother who Became a Deer 14. Do Good and Throw it to the Sea 15. The Transposed Heads 16. The Son Who Obeyed his Mother 17. The Silent Princess and Smart Muammad 18. The Two Notes (Smart Hassan) 19. The Kidnapped Bride 20. The Prince and his Two Wives 21. In the Familya. Between a Brother and his Sister b. Between a Bride and her Mother-in-law 22. The Replaced Bride23. The Dangerous Night-Watch a. Šāer asan and his Nine Brothers b. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers 24. My Mother Slew Me; My Father Ate Mea. The Green Birdb. The Yellow Cow25. The Boy, the Uncle and the Lover 26. The Inheritance CasePart II—Stories about Ġouls and Demons27. The Giant 28. Frē Rummān (Snow White) 29. The Man Who Delivered a Daughter30. The Girl and her Seven Brothers 31. The Sickle Hand32. Bells Sound a. bēna and the Jujube Treeb. The inn and the Girl in Dog Clothes33. The Golden Palm Tree34. The Children and the Ogrea. The Girls and the Ġūlab. Grē'a, mēda and daydūnc. Nu-Nē35. The Emīr's Daughter who Flew to Switzerland 36. The Golden Children a. The Three Siblings and the Talking Birdsb. The Wicked Old Womanc. The Emīr and the Slave37. The Ġūla, the Mallow Gatherer and his daughter 38. The Two Brothers and the Ġūla39. Personal Narratives about Meetings with Ġūls a. The Young Man and the Ġūlab. The Ġūla Who Posed as a Tribe Member c. The Groom and the Ġūla d. The Ġūla in the Waterhole e. Abu Xier and the Ġūla 40. The Old Woman and the ūt Part III—Animal stories41. The Man and the Wounded Snake a. The Snake Storyb. The Shepherd and the Snake 42. The Goat, the Kid and the Ġūla 43. The Lion Who Wanted to Know Man's Nature44. The Two HuntersEpilogueBedouin Dialects in the North of Israel / Judith Rosenhouse Bedouin Tribes in the Galilee—Historical and Settlement Background / Arnon MedziniMapsIndex of Tale Types Index of Motifs Narrators ListSubject IndexBibliography
£56.10
MIT Press Ltd Language Acquisition and Development A Generative
Book SynopsisAn introduction to the study of children's language development that provides a uniquely accessible perspective on generative/universal grammar-based approaches.How children acquire language so quickly, easily, and uniformly is one of the great mysteries of the human experience. The theory of Universal Grammar suggests that one reason for the relative ease of early language acquisition is that children are born with a predisposition to create a grammar. This textbook offers an introduction to the study of children's acquisition and development of language from a generative/universal grammar-based theoretical perspective, providing comprehensive coverage of children's acquisition while presenting core concepts crucial to understanding generative linguistics more broadly. After laying the theoretical groundwork, including consideration of alternative frameworks, the book explores the development of the sound system of language—children's perception and production o
£49.40
MIT Press Ltd Contiguity Theory Volume 73 Linguistic Inquiry
Book SynopsisAn argument that the word order of a given language is largely predictable from independently observable facts about its phonology and morphology.Languages differ in the types of overt movement they display. For example, some languages (including English) require subjects to move to a preverbal position, while others (including Italian) allow subjects to remain postverbal. In its current form, Minimalism offers no real answer to the question of why these different types of movements are distributed among languages as they are. In Contiguity Theory, Norvin Richards argues that there are universal conditions on morphology and phonology, particularly in how the prosodic structures of language can be built, and that these universal structures interact with language-specific properties of phonology and morphology. He argues that the grammar begins the construction of phonological structure earlier in the derivation than previously thought, and that the distribution of overt
£31.35
MIT Press Ltd The PhonologyPhonetics Interface
Book SynopsisA textbook for advanced students that goes beyond basic phonetics and phonology to investigate their interaction.Is speech in the mouth or in the brain? Do we hear with our ears or our minds? The answer is: both. The sounds of language are both physical objects and cognitive constructs. The physical aspects of speech are the province of phonetics: sound waves that are produced by the movement of articulators and received by the ear. Phonology, by contrast, studies cognitive aspects: systematic patterns in the ways that languages combine sounds to create meaning. Many books look at phonology and phonetics as separate disciplines. This book looks at the interaction between the two.
£33.25
Yale University Press German Phonetics and Phonology
Book SynopsisThe first course book designed to engage students in the pronunciation of modern German by grounding practice in theory
£49.50
Taylor & Francis English Pronunciation Models in a Globalized
Book SynopsisThis book explores the topics of English accents and pronunciation. It highlights their connections with several important issues in the study of English in the world, including intelligibility, identity, and globalization. The unifying strand is provided by English pronunciation models: what do these models consist of, and why? The focus on pronunciation teaching is combined with sociolinguistic perspectives on global English, and the wider question asked by the book is: what does it mean to teach English pronunciation in a globalized world? The book takes Hong Kong â âAsiaâs World Cityâ â as a case study of how global and local influences interact, and of how decisions about teaching need to reflect this interaction. It critically examines existing approaches to global English, such as World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca, and considers their contributions as well as their limitations in the Hong Kong context. A data-based approach with quantitative and qualitative data Table of Contents1. Introduction: Soundings in global English 2. Global English: A sociolinguistic toolkit 3. Accent and Pronunciation 4. Accents and Communication: Intelligibility in global English 5. Teaching English Pronunciation: The models debate 6. English in Hong Kong: The sociolinguistic soundscape 7. Somewhere Between: Accent and pronunciation in Hong Kong 8. Conclusions: Teaching English pronunciation in a globalized world
£39.89
Taylor & Francis Ltd Advances in ProtoBasque Reconstruction with
Book SynopsisThis book presents a new reconstruction of Proto-Basque, the mother language of modern Basque varieties, historical Basque, and Aquitanian, grounded in traditional methods of historical linguistics. Building on a long tradition of Basque scholarship, the comparative method and internal reconstruction, informed by the phonetic bases of sound change and phonological typology, are used to explain previously underappreciated alternations and asymmetries in Basque sound patterns, resulting in a radically new view of the proto-language. The comparative method is then used to compare this new Proto-Basque with Proto-Indo-European, revealing regular sound correspondences in basic vocabulary and grammatical formatives. Evaluation of these results supports a distant genetic relationship between Proto-Basque and Proto-Indo-European, and offers new insights into specific linguistic properties of these two ancient languages. This comprehensive volume, which includes a detailed appendix includingTable of ContentsPart I: Reconstruction of Proto-BasqueIntroduction to Part I1. Basque and Proto-Basque2. The Proto-Basque Vowel System3. A revised Proto-Basque Consonant System4. Proto-Basque Phonotactics5. Proto-Basque Stress and accent6. Advances in Proto-Basque ReconstructionPart II: Comparison of Proto-Basque and Proto-Indo EuropeanIntroduction to Part II7. Results of the comparative method8. Statistical Evidence for Relatedness9. Proto-Basque and Proto-Indo-European Historical Phonology10. Potential Implications for Indo-European LinguisticsAppendix: Proto-Basque reconstructions with Proto-Indo-European comparisonsReferencesProto-Basque Index/ Proto-Indo-European Index/ Basque Index
£37.99
Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Sociophonetics
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Sociophonetics is the definitive guide to sociophonetics. Offering a practical and accessible survey of an unparalleled range of theoretical and methodological perspectives, this is the first handbook devoted to sociophonetic research and applications of sociophonetics within and beyond linguistics. It defines what sociophonetics is as a field and offers views of what sociophonetics might become. Split into three sections, this book: â examines the suprasegmental, segmental, and subsegmental units that sociophoneticians study; â reveals the ways that sociophoneticians create knowledge and solve problems across a range of theoretical and practical applications; â explores sociophonetic traditions around the world in spoken and signed languages; â includes case studies that demonstrate sociophonetic research in action, which will support and inspire readers to conduct their own projects. This handbook is an indispenTrade ReviewThe Routledge Handbook of Sociophonetics covers the field comprehensively. Each chapter contains an extensive literature review and an example of empirical research on its topic. These features make this book an essential reference for anyone embarking on sociophonetic research of any kind. Erik R. Thomas, North Carolina State University, USATable of ContentsContributorsOverview1 Sociophonetics and the sociolinguistic- phonetic interface: a radical introductionChristopher StrellufSECTION 1Units of analysis2 Sociophonetics and intonation: a proposal for socioprosodicsErin O’Rourke and Mary Baltazani3 Sociophonetics and speech rate and pauseTyler Kendall4 Sociophonetics and tone: the world of sociotoneticsJames N. Stanford and Cathryn Yang5 Sociophonetics and phonationLisa Davidson6 Sociophonetics and vowelsFelicity Cox and Gerard Docherty7 Sociophonetics and stopsEleanor Chodroff and Paul Foulkes8 Sociophonetics and fricativesWhitney Chappell, Christina García, and Justin Davidson9 Sociophonetics and rhoticsKoen Sebregts, Roeland van Hout, and Hans Van de Velde10 Sociophonetics and lateralsDanielle Turton11 Sociophonetics and vowel nasalityChristopher Carignan and Georgia ZellouSECTION 2Applications12 Sociophonetics and dialectologyDominic Watt, Margaret E.L. Renwick, and Joseph A. Stanley13 Sociophonetics and sound changeCharles Boberg14 Sociophonetics and identityErez Levon and Stamatina Katsiveli15 Sociophonetics and psycholinguisticsPaul Warren16 Sociophonetics and language prejudice: Accent matters: a socio- psychological perspective on sociophoneticsMarta Witkowska, Silvia Filippi, Magdalena Formanowicz, and Caterina Suitner17 Sociophonetics and oral historySilvia Calamai18 Sociophonetics and language documentation and revitalizationMarianna Di Paolo19 Sociophonetics and multilingualismBronwen G. Evans and Gisela Tomé Lourido20 Sociophonetics and second language acquisitionKsenia Gnevsheva21 Sociophonetics and speech- language pathologyToby Macrae and Margaret MaclaganSECTION 3Sociophonetics around the world22 Sociophonetics and signed languagesAmelia A. Becker, Julie A. Hochgesang, Meredith Tamminga, and Jami N. Fisher23 Sociophonetics and South African studies: focus on ethnicityRajend Mesthrie, Alida Chevalier, Yolandi Ribbens- Klein, Tracey Toefy, and Bruce Wileman24 Sociophonetics and JapaneseKenjirō Matsuda, Shoji Takano, Yoshiyuki Asahi, and Ichiro Ota25 Sociophonetics and FrenchAurélie Nardy and Maria Candea26 Sociophonetics and ArabicGhada Khattab and Paul Foulkes27 Sociophonetics and SpanishesScott Sadowsky28 Sociophonetics and ChineseJingwei Zhang, Weijie Tan, and Christopher Strelluf
£204.25
Taylor & Francis Writing Systems and Phonetics
Book SynopsisWriting Systems and Phonetics provides students with a critical understanding of the writing systems of the world. Beginning by exploring the spelling of English, including how it arose and how it works today, the book goes on to address over 60 major languages from around the globe and includes detailed descriptions and worked examples of writing systems which foreground the phonetics of these languages. Key areas covered include: the use of the Latin alphabet in and beyond Europe; writing systems of the eastern Mediterranean, Greek and its Cyrillic offshoot, Arabic and Hebrew; languages in south and south-east Asia, including Hindi, Tamil, Burmese and Thai, as well as in east Asia, including Chinese, Japanese and Korean; reflections on ancient languages such as Sumerian, Egyptian, Linear B and Mayan; a final chapter which sets out a typology of writing systems. All of the languages covered are contextualised by authentic illustrations, including road signs, personal names and tables, to demonstrate how theoretical research can be applied to the real world.Taking a unique geographical focus that guides the reader on a journey across time and continents, this book offers an engaging introduction for students approaching for the first time the phonetics of writing systems, their typology and the origins of scripts.Trade ReviewOver the last decades, writing systems have become the step-child of Linguistics, even though the interaction between pronunciation and writing is an intricate and complex field that has great insights to offer. When scholars do examine writing systems, they tend to focus on their history or on western, alphabetic systems. 'Writing Systems and Phonetics', by Alan Cruttenden, one of the world's leading phoneticians, is a clear and convincing introduction to a wide variety of systems from all over the world, explaining how they work synchronically as well as how they came about historically. Professor Cruttenden's approach makes this book accessible to those who have never worked on writing systems before, but the seasoned scholar of orthographies will benefit from it just as much.Professor Wolfgang De Melo, University of OxfordThe difference between language and script is one that is quite hard to explain to students, at least initially. This attractive book navigates the complexities in a way which is to be expected from a scholar of Professor Cruttenden’s standing. It begins by exploring English spelling in relation to historical changes in pronunciation and uses the lessons learned to explain similar problems and how they are solved in other European and beyond, engaging fully with such writing systems as those of Arabic, Chinese and even ancient Egyptian. It will be essential reading for students of Linguistics.Professor John Healey, University of Manchester"Over the last decades, writing systems have become the step-child of Linguistics, even though the interaction between pronunciation and writing is an intricate and complex field that has great insights to offer. When scholars do examine writing systems, they tend to focus on their history or on western, alphabetic systems. 'Writing Systems and Phonetics', by Alan Cruttenden, one of the world's leading phoneticians, is a clear and convincing introduction to a wide variety of systems from all over the world, explaining how they work synchronically as well as how they came about historically. Professor Cruttenden's approach makes this book accessible to those who have never worked on writing systems before, but the seasoned scholar of orthographies will benefit from it just as much."Professor Wolfgang De Melo, University of Oxford, UK"The difference between language and script is one that is quite hard to explain to students, at least initially. This attractive book navigates the complexities in a way which is to be expected from a scholar of Professor Cruttenden’s standing. It begins by exploring English spelling in relation to historical changes in pronunciation and uses the lessons learned to explain similar problems and how they are solved in other European countries and beyond, engaging fully with such writing systems as those of Arabic, Chinese and even ancient Egyptian. It will be essential reading for students of Linguistics."Professor John Healey, University of Manchester, UKTable of ContentsList of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgementsIntroductionTechnical terms and symbolsChapter 1. English spellingChapter 2. Latin-based alphabets in European languagesChapter 3. Latin-based alphabets outside EuropeChapter 4. Greek, Cyrillic and related alphabetsChapter 5. Hebrew, Arabic and related alphabetsChapter 6. South and south-east Asian alphabetsChapter 7. East Asian scriptsChapter 8. The world’s earliest writing and its deciphermentChapter 9. More early writing and its deciphermentChapter 10. A typology of writing systemsBibliographyAppendix 1. International Phonetic AlphabetAppendix 2. Some basic variables in writing systemsAppendix 3. Writing materialsIndex
£34.19
Taylor & Francis A Dictionary of Phonetics and Phonology
Book SynopsisWritten for students of linguistics, applied linguistics and speech therapy, this dictionary covers over 2,000 terms in phonetics and phonology. It is an informative and easy-to-use reference tool, covering a wide variety of topics.Trade Review`This dictionary has remarkably complete coverage ... I cannot imagine how one person could have read enough to be able to compile this book; but I am very glad he did. ' - Peter Ladefoged, UCLATable of ContentsChapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 F; Chapter 7 G; Chapter 8 H; Chapter 9 I; Chapter 10 J; Chapter 11 K; Chapter 12 L; Chapter 13 M; Chapter 14 N; Chapter 15 O; Chapter 16 P; Chapter 17 Q; Chapter 18 R; Chapter 19 S; Chapter 20 T; Chapter 21 U; Chapter 22 V; Chapter 23 W; Chapter 24 X; Chapter 25 Y; Chapter 26 Z;
£54.99
Taylor & Francis Novial Lexike
Book SynopsisFirst published in 2006. Novial (NOV - new, International Auxiliary Language)is one of the easiest constructed languages, partly because it highly resembles English. The multilingual dictionary of 1930, Novial-Lexike, may be in itself a sufficient guide to learn Novial. The reader will find : (1) an introduction showing the urgent need for such a language, (2) the history of the movement with criticism of earlier proposed artificial languages, (3) a detailed grammar, in which, chapter by chapter. the reasons are given that have led to precisely those and to no other forms , (4) the scientific principles of word selection, and (5) some specimens intended to show the use of the language for different purposes and in different styles.Table of ContentsAbbreviations, Preface, Novial Lexike
£45.59
The Perseus Books Group LateTalking Children
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£15.55
University of California Press Sanskrit Sandhi and Exercises Revised Edition
£34.00
University of California Press Sanskrit Sandhi and Exercises Revised Edition
£82.84
Cambridge University Press Introducing Phonetic Science
Book SynopsisThis accessible textbook provides a clear and practical introduction to phonetics, the study of speech. Assuming no prior knowledge of the topic, it introduces students to the fundamental concepts in phonetic science, and equips them with the essential skills needed for recognizing, describing and transcribing a range of speech sounds. Numerous graded exercises enable students to put these skills into practice, and the sounds introduced are clearly illustrated with examples from a variety of English accents and other languages. As well as looking at traditional articulatory description, the book introduces acoustic and other instrumental techniques for analysing speech, and covers topics such as speech and writing, the nature of transcription, hearing and speech perception, linguistic universals, and the basic concepts of phonology. Providing a solid foundation in phonetics, Introducing Phonetic Science will be invaluable to all students beginning courses in linguistics, speech scienceTrade Review'This rigorous and comprehensive introduction will prove to be invaluable not only to students of phonetics and linguistics but to all who are interested in the study of sound, speech and language.' Professor Yoshiki Nagase, University of Yamanashi, Japan'Ashby and Maidment have succeeded in synthesizing complex and challenging material in a way that is accessible to beginners … I have not used a better introductory textbook on the subject.' Dominic Watt, Department of Linguistics, University of Aberdeen'An excellent introductory textbook. It is the only one that truly combines articulatory and instrumental approaches to phonetics. In addition it has a abundance of clear and helpful exercises.' William Idsardi, Department of Linguistics, University of Delaware'Ashby and Maidment succeed resoundingly in introducing the basics of phonetics from scratch … They have illustrated the text excellently, with large, well-explained spectrograms and diagrams, and the volume is clearly written, with individual chapters on place and manner of articulation, phonation, air-stream mechanisms, co-articulation, suprasegmentals, speech perception and basic phonology. … Students of phonology and phonetics would benefit … and will find … some explanations that are clearly better than those available elsewhere.' The Times Higher Education Supplement'This introductory textbook in phonetics is excellently composed and written, it's style being mostly clear and elegant in spite of the complex topic. It contains a large number of figures, tables and practical exercises. Illuminating sound examples have been taken from several languages from different parts of the world. It also treats some issues that are usually not included in introductory textbooks, e.g. voice types, click modification, hearing deficiencies. ... the book will be highly recommendable, due to its very high quality in terms of coverage, as well as macro- and micro-level composition.' Moderna SprakTable of Contents1. Introduction to speech; 2. Voice; 3. Place of articulation; 4. Manner of articulation; 5. Vowels; 6. Voice II; 7. Airstream mechanisms; 8. Speech sounds and speech movements; 9. Basic phonological concepts; 10. Suprasegmentals; 11. Speaker and hearer.
£32.99
Cambridge University Press Evolutionary Phonology
Book SynopsisThis book explores the nature of sound change in human language over the past 7000–8000 years. It presents a new approach to the problem of how genetically unrelated languages can often show similar sound patterns, and why there are many exceptions to the patterns often regarded as universal.Trade Review'The book contains everything that makes a linguistics book fascinating to read: an overview of the field, a provocative theory for explaining phonological facts, and numerous contemporary and historical examples from a wide sample of languages to support the new theory … As a whole, I think the book makes an interesting contribution to the field of phonology. The theory presented proposes that much of the complexity of human sound systems is due to historical processes that are set in motion by different kinds of misperception, while the actual learning and representations in the mind/brain are relatively simple and general … Blevins' theory does not propose strict formal rules and algorithms to process and learn sound system, but rather a number of mechanisms, heuristics and ways of looking at linguistic phenomena that can be adapted to particular instances … I consider this to be a practical perspective … all in all, I found this book easier to read and less formal than most books on phonological theory … this book is well worth reading for a new perspective on phonology that conforms to the trend towards more data-driven models of language.' Journal of LinguisticsTable of ContentsPreface; 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.
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Cambridge University Press Old English Phonology 14 Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series Number 14
Book SynopsisA detailed study of Old English, taking as its point of departure the 'standard theory' of generative phonology as developed by Chomsky and Halle. Dr Lass and Dr Anderson set out all the main phonological processes of Old English and against their larger historical background (including subsequent developments in the history of English). They propose many fresh solutions to long-standing problems in the history and structure of Old English. The result is an extensive and sophisticated treatment of this subject. An important theory is examined against a well-studied body of linguistic knowledge, and is partly validated and partly revised. The book will be important for all linguistics and historians of English and Indo-European.Table of ContentsList of abbreviations; Preface; Preliminaries: The Feature Framework; 1. 'Ablaut' in the Old English strong verb; 2. The Anglo-Frisian brightening; 3. Two processes of vowel epenthesis: breaking and back umlaut; 4. Palatalisation and I-umlaut; 5. Strengthening and weakening of obstruents: fricative voicing assignment, continuancy adjustment, and some related processes; 6. Epilogue: historical implications: the phonological inventories: some afterthoughts on theory; Appendices; References; Subject and author index; Word index.
£32.99
Cambridge University Press Spelling and Society
Book SynopsisThis 2007 text explores why matters of orthography are of real concern to so many groups as a powerful symbol of national or local identity. Will be welcomed by students and researchers in English language, orthography and sociolinguistics, and by anyone interested in the importance of spelling in contemporary society.Trade ReviewReview of the hardback: 'Mark Sebba goes beyond a description of the culture and the politics of orthography around the globe … such a 'sociolinguistics of orthography' has been missing from the literature.' Pragmatics'Spelling and Society is a well written, researched, and structured book, with each chapter partitioned into reasonably-sized, subtitled sections, making for an enjoyable read.' Lionel Mathieu, Linguist ListTable of ContentsIntroduction: society and orthography; 1. Approaching orthography; 2. Orthography as social practice; 3. Language contact, linguists and the emergence of orthographies; 4. 'Postcolonial' orthographies; 5. Between language and dialect: orthography in unstandardised and standardising vernaculars; 6. Reform or revolution: where angels fear to tread; 7. Why do we spell?
£37.99
Cambridge University Press Expression and Meaning
Book SynopsisJohn Searle's Speech Acts made a highly original contribution to work in the philosophy of language. Expression and Meaning is a direct successor, concerned to develop and refine the account presented in Searle's earlier work, and to extend its application to other modes of discourse such as metaphor, fiction, reference, and indirect speech arts.Trade Review'[The essays] are written with typical Searlean vigor, clarity, and originality. The result is a volume that deserves more than a mealy-mouthed speech act issuance of the 'You ought to read it' sort, which could be countered without inconsistency with 'But don't bother if you are busy.' Instead, I issue a straight directive: Read it!' Language in Society'Expression and Meaning collects some characteristically forthright and provocative essays on outstanding topics.' John McDowell, The London Review of Books'As one would expect, this is a stimulating collection. Searle is sensitive to detail, but I am most stuck by his penchant for bold distinctions and explanations. And he is systematic; the book considerably enlarges the earlier theory.' Brian Loar, The Philosophical Review'There is a great deal of meat in Searle's treatment of metaphor, as elsewhere in his book, giving it an important place among the steadily increasing works that are developing the foundations, implications and applications of act theory.' Monroe C. Beardsley, International Studies in PhilosophyTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; Origins of the essays; 1. A taxonomy of illocutionary acts; 2. Indirect speech acts; 3. The logical status of fictional discourse; 4. Metaphor; 5. Literal meaning; 6. Referential and attributive; 7. Speech acts and recent linguistics; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press VOX GRAECA The Pronunciation of Classical Greek
Book SynopsisThis is a new and enlarged edition of Professor Allen's highly successful book on the pronunciation of Attic Greek in classical times. In this edition, Professor Allen has in particular revised the presentation of the controversial question of stress; the chapter on quantity has been extensively recast; and an appendix has been added on the names of the letters of the Greek alphabet. In addition to the new material, the supplementary notes of the second edition are now incorporated into the main text making this a very convenient book to use.Table of Contents1. Consonants; 2. Vowels; 3. Vowel-length; 4. Vowel-junction; 5. Quantity; 6. Accent; Appendices.
£33.99
Cambridge University Press Vox Latina 2ed A Guide to the Pronunciation of
Book SynopsisThis is a reissue in paperback of the second edition of Professor Allen's highly successful book on the pronunciation of Latin in Rome in the Golden Age. In the second edition the text of the first edition is reprinted virtually unchanged but is followed by a section of supplementary notes that deal with subsequent developments in the subject. The author also added an appendix on the names of the letters of the Latin alphabet and a select bibliography.Trade Review'This book is a model of clarity and succinctness. Professor Allen picks his way through a maze of converging and diverging evidence, and presents an intelligible and credible account of what classical Latin sounded like.' PhoneticaTable of ContentsForeword to the second edition; Foreword to the first edition; Phonetic introduction; 1. Consonants; 2. Vowels; 3. Vowel length; 4. Vowel junction; 5. Accent; 6. Quality; Appendices; Supplementary notes; Select bibliography; Summary of recommended pronunciations.
£28.99
Cambridge University Press Phonetics A Coursebook
Book SynopsisA problem-based introduction to phonetics, with over three hundred exercises integrated into the text to help the student discover and practice the subject interactively. It assumes no previous knowledge of the subject and highlights and explains new terms and concepts when they are first introduced. Graded review questions and exercises at the end of every unit help the student monitor their own progress and further practice new skills, and there is frequent cross-referencing for the student to see how the subject fits together and how later concepts build on earlier ones. The book highlights the differences between speech and writing in Unit One and covers all the essential topics of a phonetics course.Trade Review'Engagingly written, this accessible introduction to articulatory phonetics tests the reader's understanding at every stage with a structured series of questions and exercises. The 20 well-balanced units cover basic theory and the essentials of English phonetics, including intonation. Any student new to phonetics will find this a valuable learning aid.' Jill House, University College LondonTable of Contents1. The difference between speech and writing; 2. Consonant voicing; 3. Consonant place of articulation; 4. Consonant manner of articulation; 5. The IPA chart and mid-sagittal sections for consonants; 6. Vowels; 7. Airstream mechanisms; 8. Syllables and stress; 9. Allophonic variations of voice; 10. Allophonic variations of place; 11. Allophonic variations of manner; 12. Allophonic variations of vowels; 13. Allophonic transcription and parametric diagrams; 14. Speech sound variation; 15. Weak forms and elision; 16. Liaison; 17. Assimilation; 18. Broad transcription; 19. Intonation; 20. Functions of intonation.
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Random House USA Inc Thank You for Arguing
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Phonological Theory
Book SynopsisA comprehensive and authoritative collection of the key readings in phonological theory. This text includes classic and contemporary readings in the main areas of phonological research, including autosegmental phonology, syllable structure, lexical phonology and metrical phonology.Trade Review"John Goldsmith's Phonological Theory: The Essential Readings gathers together influential papers from the past thirty years that articulate the questions, critiques, problems, and proposals that have led up to and inform contemporary generative phonology. It can be sued to supplement most of the textbooks available today and will be a valuable resource for the student and professional alike." Michael Kenstowicz, MIT "This collection brings together some of the most significant and influential articles in the history of modern phonological theory. Taken together, these contributions, some of which are not otherwise easily accessible, provide an historical perspective for the specialist and student alike, as well as a comprehensive statement of the issues with which our field continues to be concerned." Larry M. Hyman, University of California at Berkeley "[many of the essays in Goldsmith's book] are classics of modern phonological theory. Goldsmith is surely right in his contention that they are much better read in their original form and we have to be grateful for their reproduction here." Geoffrey Finch, Times Higher Education Supplement "this volume should solidify McMahon's reputations a one of the most inisghtful linguistic theorists currently writing." Eugene Buckley, Department of Linguistics, University of PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsAcknowledgments vii Introduction 1 John Goldsmith 1 From The Sound Pattern of English: Phonetic and Phonological Representation 17 Noam Chomsky and Morris Haile 2 On the Role of Notation in Generative Phonology 22 James D. McCawey 3 From Cyclic Phonology to Lexical Phonology 34 Paul Kparsky 4 The Cycle in Phonology: Stress in Palestinian, Maltese, and Spanish 63 Miccael K. Brame 5 On Phonotactically Motivated Rules 84 Alan F. Sommerstein 6 Harmonic Phonology 91 John Goldsmith 7 Generalized Alignment 102 John J. McCartny and Alan S. Prince 8 An Overview of Autosegmental Phonology 137 John Goldsmith 9 A Prosodic Theory of Nonconcatenative Morphology 162 John J. McCartny 10 From CV Phonology: A Generative Theory of the Syllable 185 G. N. Clements and S. J. Keyser 11 The Geometry of Phonological Features 201 G. N. Clements 12 Inalterability in CV Phonology 224 Bruce Hayes 13 Prosodic Morphology (1986) 238 John J. McCartny and Alan S. Prince 14 On the Role of the Obligatory Contour Principle in Phonological Theory 289 David Odden 15 Phonology with Tiers 303 Alan S. Prince 16 Immediate Constituents of Mazateco Syllables 313 Kenneth L. Pike and Funice Victoria Pike 17 The Syllable 328 Elisabeth O. Selkirk 18 Compensatory Lengthening in Moraic Phonology 351 Bruce Hayes 19 Syllables 370 E. C. Fudge 20 On Stress and Linguistic Rhythm 392 Mark Liberman and Alan Prince 21 Relating to the Grid 405 Alan S. Prince 22 Extrametricality and English Stress 415 Bruce Hayes Index 426
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Phonological Issues in Language Learning
Book SynopsisIncludes eight studies, which yield insights on a range of questions relating to second-language speech acquisition and learning. This book includes a chapter, which offers an overview of second-language speech research, providing a broader scientific context for these studies and the issues they address.Table of ContentsSecond-Language Speech Research: An Introduction (Jonathan Leather). Part I: Modeling Acquisition. The Modification of Onsets in a Markedness Relationship: Testing the Interlanguage Structural Conformity Hypothesis (Robert S. Carlisle). Cantonese Speakers and the Acquisition of French Consonants (W. Cichoki, A. B. House, A. M. Kinloch, and A. C. Lister). Chronological and Stylistic Aspects of Second Language Acquisition of Consonant Clusters (Roy C. Major). The Similarity Differential Rate Hypothesis (Roy C. Major and Eunyi Kim). Segment Composition as a Factor in the Syllabification Errors of Second-Language Speakers (Ida J. Stockman and Erna Pluut). Part II: Implications for Instruction. Bimodal Speech Perception by Nature and Nonnative Speakers of English: Factors Influencing the McGurk Effect (Debra M. Hardison). Foreign Accent, Comprehensibility, and Intelligibility in the Speech of Second Language Learners (Murray J. Munro and Tracey M. Derwing). English Ambisyllabic Consonants and Half-Closed Syllables in Language Teaching (Robert L. Trammell). Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Phonetic Data Analysis
Book SynopsisPhonetic Data Analysis examines the procedures involved in describing the sounds of a language and illustrates the basic techniques of experimental phonetics, most of them requiring little more than a tape recorder, a video camera, and a computer. Examines the procedures involved in describing the sounds of a language and illustrates the basic techniques of experimental phonetics. Written by Peter Ladefoged, one of the world's leading phoneticians. Enables readers to work with a speaker in class or go out into the field and make their own discoveries about how the sounds of a language are made. Provides full descriptions of techniques that are readily available and do not require the resources of a major phonetics laboratory. Includes enlightening comments throughout about Ladefoged's own fieldwork experiences. Trade Review"This is a wonderful book – one we have all been waiting for, perhaps without knowing it, and one that will make us wonder how we ever did without it. I look forward to recommending it to anyone undertaking an instrumental phonetic investigation." Nina Grønnum, University of Copenhagen "Phonetic Data Analysis is one of the most useful linguistics books written in the last 25 years. With his trademark clarity of thought and expression, Peter Ladefoged has written a book that is sure to be a classic. Every field linguist should own a copy of this book. I plan to carry it with me and follow its suggestions in all my future field research in the Amazon." Dan Everett, University of Manchester "Peter Ladefoged is widely acknowledged as the world's leading phonetician. I warmly recommend this unique and remarkable new book to students and professionals interested in phonetic fieldwork or experimental phonetics. It is deeply practical and very easy to understand; it is also full of illuminating personal experience from a lifetime of investigating hundreds of languages in every inhabited continent." John Laver, Queen Margaret University College, Edinburgh "This is a very useful and personal book. Peter Ladefoged brings us along for a phonetic field trip where serious research is always interspersed with the joy of getting to know one another. This book will show you how to make your own palatography mirrors (ask a mirror-maker for help!) and how doing phonetics really well can make for a fascinating life." Keith Johnson, Ohio State UniversityTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. 1. Recording The Sounds Of A Language:. Deciding What To Record. Finding Speakers. Recording Systems. Making A Recording. Digital Recording. Listening To Recordings. Field Notes. Instrumental Phonetic Techniques. 2. Finding The Places Of Articulation:. Still And Video Photography. Basic Palatography. More Elaborate Palatography. Electropalatography. Further Reading. 3. Aerodynamic Investigations:. Recording Air Pressure And Airflow. Measuring Air Pressure And Airflow. Interpreting Aerodynamic Records. Quantifying Nasalization. Phonation Types. Electroglottography. Further Reading. 4. Pitch, Loudness And Length:. Pitch Analysis. Interpreting Pitch Curves. Loudness, Intensity And Stress. Waveforms And The Measurement Of Duration. Further Reading. 5. Characterizing Vowels:. Sound Spectrograms. Spectra. Vowel Charts. Nasalized Vowels. Further Reading. 6. Acoustic Analysis Of Consonants:. Waveforms, Spectrograms And Duration Measurements. Spectral Characteristics Of Nasals, Laterals, Approximants And Trills. Fricatives And Stop Bursts. Spectrograms And Place Of Articulation. Spectrograms And Articulatory Movements. Further Reading. 7. Acoustic Analysis Of Phonation Types:. Waveforms Of Different Glottal States. Spectral Characteristics Of Phonation Types. Further Reading. 8. Coda:. A General Purpose Phonetics Laboratory. More Elaborate Instrumental Phonetic Techniques. Saying Goodbye To Fieldwork. Index.
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Simon & Schuster How to Speak How to Listen
Book SynopsisFrom the author of the bestselling How to Read a Book comes a comprehensive and practical guide for learning how to speak and listen more effectively.With over half a million copies in print of his “living classic” How to Read a Book in print, intellectual, philosopher, and academic Mortimer J. Adler set out to write an accompanying volume on speaking and listening, offering the impressive depth of knowledge and accessible panache that distinguished his first book. In How to Speak How to Listen, Adler explains the fundamental principles of communicating through speech, with sections on such specialized presentations as the sales talk, the lecture, and question-and-answer sessions and advice on effective listening and learning by discussion.
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Princeton University Press Explain Me This
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Outstanding scientific merit . . . With Explain Me This, Goldberg once again leads the field of Construction Grammar into a new and exciting area of research, which is a remarkable achievement."---Martin Hilpert, Lamicus
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University of Wales Press Welsh Phonology
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Edinburgh University Press The Edinburgh Companion to Scots
Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language.Trade ReviewThis gaitherin o essays is a gey uissfu beuk for fowk mintin ti ken mair aboot the backgrun til Scots. A fine presentation of a matter of geolinguistic importance and especially the connection between identity politics and language Covers a number of topics with considerable depth and clarity A very lucid and accessible summary of the present state of knowledge and of the characteristics of this 'illustrious and malleable tongue' as R. L. Stevenson described it. This gaitherin o essays is a gey uissfu beuk for fowk mintin ti ken mair aboot the backgrun til Scots. A fine presentation of a matter of geolinguistic importance and especially the connection between identity politics and language Covers a number of topics with considerable depth and clarity A very lucid and accessible summary of the present state of knowledge and of the characteristics of this 'illustrious and malleable tongue' as R. L. Stevenson described it.Table of Contents1. A Brief History of Scots; John Corbett, J Derrick McClure, Jane Stuart-Smith; 2. Scottish Place-names; Margaret Scott; 3. Scottish Surnames; Carole Hough; 4. Studying Scots Vocabulary; Caroline Macafee; 5. Syntax and Discourse in Modern Scots; Jim Miller; 6. The Phonology of Modern Urban Scots; Jane Stuart-Smith; 7. The Phonology of Older Scots; Caroline Macafee, incorporating material from the late A.J. Aitken; 8. Corpus-based Study of Older Scots Grammar and Lexis; Anneli Meurman-Solin; 9. The Language of Older Scots Poetry; Jeremy J Smith; 10. The Language of Modern Scots Poetry; J. Derrick McClure; 11. The Scots Language Abroad; Michael Montgomery; 12. Language Planning and Modern Scots; John Corbett.
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Edinburgh University Press Lexical Structures
Book SynopsisA monograph about structural entities originating in the lexicon - that is, about word structure - as well as about the structural characteristics of the lexicon as a module of formal grammar.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Noun-plus-noun compounding and the lexicon; 3. The grammar of attribution: phrase vs. compound; 4. On the interface: associative-adjective constructions and similar borderline cases; 5. The specific and the general: blocking effects and the modularization of the grammar; 6. Two modules or three? Interfaces, overlaps and the lexicon-syntax continuum.
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Edinburgh University Press A Historical Phonology of English
Book SynopsisThis book covers the historical development of the English phonological system from its earliest reconstructed and recorded forms to its most recent variations.Table of Contents1. Periods in the History of English; 2. The Phonetic and Phonological Foundations of Sound Change; 3. Some Pre-Old English Changes; 4. Consonants: the OE system; 5. Consonants: from OE to PDE; 6. The Vowels of OE; 7. Transition; 8. Vowel Quality and Quantity in EModE and Later; 9. Focus on Prosody: the Evolution of the English Stress System; 10. The Linguistic History of English Verse Forms.
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Edinburgh University Press An Introduction to Element Theory
Book SynopsisA fresh alternative for describing segmental structure in phonologyTrade ReviewThis book was missing for sure. There are two major views on what sound is made of in the mind: basic building blocks are either (binary) features or unary primes that combine like colours do. Phillip Backley is an expert in the area: he has actively accompanied the unary project in Government Phonology (and sister theories) since the 80s. He now proposes a textbook that introduces to Element Theory in the best possible way: the beginner discovers the ins and outs of the unary enterprise without this requiring any prior knowledge and following a very lucid, laid-back presentation of the synopsis of a field which can only be written by somebody who has full command of the literature and its quarrels. However, the advanced reader will also discover a wealth of data that support the demonstration. The cognitive ambition of the unary project is never out of sight, and Backley admirably shows on every single occasion that the acoustic signature of Elements goes hand in hand with their identity and workings in the mind, and in grammar. There was no book that introduces to the unary project in melodic representation - now there is one, and Backley sets standards that it will be hard to supersede. -- Tobias Scheer, University of Nice and CNRS Backley's book offers perspicacious and astute insights into possible and impossible segmental systems, delivering the reader a convincing and tightly-woven integration of formal representations, acoustic properties, and crosslinguistic typology. -- Dr Andrew Nevins, Reader in Linguistics, University College London This book was missing for sure. There are two major views on what sound is made of in the mind: basic building blocks are either (binary) features or unary primes that combine like colours do. Phillip Backley is an expert in the area: he has actively accompanied the unary project in Government Phonology (and sister theories) since the 80s. He now proposes a textbook that introduces to Element Theory in the best possible way: the beginner discovers the ins and outs of the unary enterprise without this requiring any prior knowledge and following a very lucid, laid-back presentation of the synopsis of a field which can only be written by somebody who has full command of the literature and its quarrels. However, the advanced reader will also discover a wealth of data that support the demonstration. The cognitive ambition of the unary project is never out of sight, and Backley admirably shows on every single occasion that the acoustic signature of Elements goes hand in hand with their identity and workings in the mind, and in grammar. There was no book that introduces to the unary project in melodic representation - now there is one, and Backley sets standards that it will be hard to supersede. Backley's book offers perspicacious and astute insights into possible and impossible segmental systems, delivering the reader a convincing and tightly-woven integration of formal representations, acoustic properties, and crosslinguistic typology.Table of Contents1. A Theory for Elements; 2. Elements for Vowels; 3. Place Elements in Consonants; 4. Manner Elements in Consonants; 5. Further Issues: Liquids, Licensing and Antagonistic Elements
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Edinburgh University Press Patterns in Child Phonology
Book SynopsisThis book is an advanced introduction to acquisition of phonology and is the first textbook on normal (non-disordered) phonological acquisition.Trade ReviewThe authors provide a data- and theory-rich overview of phonological development in child speech. The book is well-written, and its structure is clear, based on the 'nature or nurture' debate in child acquisition. -- Britta Lintfert, University of Stuttgart LINGUIST list The authors provide a data- and theory-rich overview of phonological development in child speech. The book is well-written, and its structure is clear, based on the 'nature or nurture' debate in child acquisition.Table of ContentsPreface Conventions The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) 1. Universal patterns 2. Strategies 3. Linguistic models 4. The earliest stages 5. Non-linguistic perspectives 6. Towards production 7. Patterns within patterns 8. Concluding remarks Appendix 1 Data source list for Chapter 1 Appendix 2 Some definitions References Index
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Edinburgh University Press Social Interaction and Teacher Cognition
Book SynopsisThe book offers a close examination of cognition-in-interaction in three distinctive aspects: learning to teach, novice and expert teachers cognition, and interactive decision making. Book views cognition as a socially constructed and contextual process, and treats interaction as a framework that deals with psychological matters and visible way.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1 Language teacher cognition: An overview; Chapter 2 Approaches to the study of teacher cognition; Chapter 3 Teacher cognition and Interaction; Chapter 4 Learning to teach and pre-service teacher cognition; Chapter 5 Developing expertise and in-service teacher cognition; Chapter 6 Interactive decision-making; Chapter 7 Understanding pedagogy; Chapter 8 Language teacher education.
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University Press of America Issues in Spanish Morphophonology Implications
Book SynopsisThis work utilizes an empirical and theoretical approach to the study of linguistic phenomena, such as syllable structure, stress assignment, diphthongs, and phonological processing in Spanish. Based on data from L1 and L2 environments in Spanish language acquisition, these collected articles investigate examples of morphophonological interaction in native and non-native systems by identifying similarities and differences in comprehension and incorporation. Language change and language learning are examined extensively throughout in regards to difficulties intrinsic to the learner, the learning environment, and the utilization of the language in everyday life.Table of ContentsPart 1 List of Figures Part 2 List of Tables Part 3 Preface Chapter 4 I. Trubetzkoy's Orphan Revisited: A View from Spanish Morphophonology Chapter 5 II. Overview of Optimality Theory Chapter 6 II. Spanish Morphophonology and Language Acquisition Chapter 7 IV. Stress and Intonation Chapter 8 V. The Obligatory Contour Principle and the Pronoun System of Spanish: Syntax, Morphology, and Phonology at the Crossroads Chapter 9 VI. The Acquisition of Alternating Diphthongs in Native and Non-Native Systems Chapter 10 VII. Inflection vs. Derivation Chapter 11 VIII. Phonological Processing and Foreign Language Learning Difficulties Chapter 12 IX. Addressing Language Learnability: How Much Information is Enough for Learning Systems to be Successful? Galician geada and Catalan queada Part 13 Appendix I Part 14 Appendix II Part 15 Bibliography Part 16 Author / Subject Index Part 17 About the Author
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University Press of America La langue franaise travers les sicles
Book SynopsisThis invaluable book describes the development of the French language from its Latin origins to its most recent form. Booth explains how written and oral French have been influenced by other languages over the centuries and then shows the traces of these influences in its modern vocabulary and pronunciation.Trade ReviewLa langue française à travers les siècles is more than just a linguistic study of the language. It links the vast domains of language and culture, history and literature, in order to give a full and accurate account of the historical developments that occurred during a particular time in history. Elegantly written in a user-friendly and easy-to-understand style, and supplemented by illustrations, charts, and maps, the book is accessible to intermediate students, as well as advanced students. It can be used in French phonetics courses, or in culture and civilization courses. Last, but not least, it will be of interest to anyone interested in the evolution of the French language from its Latin origins to the twenty-first century. * The NECTFL Review *This new book is an excellent introduction to the history of the French language from its Latin origins to the present. . . . Because of the communicative nature of the exercises that accompany each chapter, [this book] can be used in language courses, culture and civilization courses, as well as in more specialized phonetics or linguistics courses. Needless to say, this thoughtful and well-designed book is a great addition to the field of French studies. -- Andrzej Dziedzic PhD, University of Wisconsin, OshkoshThis book is an excellent addition to the study of the French language. The author gives brief descriptions of the historical periods in its development, including the recent abbreviations used in French text messages. It is a must for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in French and for others [who share] a passion for the language. -- Lois Vines Ph. D., Professor of French; distinguished teaching professor at Ohio UniversityTable of ContentsTable des Matières Preface Acknowledgements Chapitre 1: De la préhistoire à l’arrivée des Romains La famille des langues indo-européennes L’époque préhistorique et pré-romaine Le latin en Gaule Contrôle des connaissances Chapitre 2: Les grandes invasions Les Francs et le superstrat germanique D’autres invasions Contrôle des connaissances Chapitre 3: Le roman La Renaissance carolingienne Les Serments de Strasbourg De nouvelles invasions Contrôle des connaissances Chapitre 4 L’ancien français Contrôle des connaissances Chapitre 5: Le moyen français Contrôle des conaissances Chapitre 6: Le français moderne Le XVIIe siècle Le XVIIIe siècle Le XIXe siècle Contrôle des connaissances Chapitre 7: Le français contemporain Les changements de la langue parlée au XXe siècle Contrôle des connaissances Contrôle des connaissances Les nouveautés du XXe siècle en langue écrite Contrôle des connaissances Contrôle des connaissances Les variations régionales du français contemporain en France Contrôle des connaissances Chapitre 8: Les langues régionales de France Contrôle des connaissances Chapitre 9: La langue française dans le monde Contrôle des connaissances Glossary Answer key Bibliography Index
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University of British Columbia Press The Lillooet Language
Book SynopsisThis timely book is the first complete descriptive grammar of Lillooet, an indigenous Canadian language spoken in British Columbia, now threatened with extinction.Trade ReviewIt is a meticulous, well-researched, and well-written description of St’at’imcets(Lillooet) phonology and morphosyntax. The morphology section in particular is extremely thorough and insightful. The sections are clearly organized, with plentiful cross-references where appropriate. This is a first-class descriptive grammar, and is highly recommended to anyone interested in Salish or in the morphosyntax of head-marking languages more generally ... Van Eijk has produced a remarkably thorough and comprehensive description of a language which, until he began work on it, had not previously received any real attention from linguists. Van Eijk’s ground-breaking work forms the foundation for the substantial amount of theoretical work which has been done on St’at’imcets in the past ten years. His description and analyses have also laid the foundation for current language revival and maintenance efforts in both dialect areas. I am delighted that this book has been published, and recommend it most highly. -- Lisa Matthewson * CJL/RCL 44(2), 1999 *Does an excellent job of describing Lillooet grammar in a compact, informative, and intelligible manner; it should be read by anyone with an interest in the languages of northwestern North America, and is also well worth perusal by linguists specializing in other areas ... the facts of the Lillooet generally emerge in a straightforward and perspicuous fashion ... this attractive and well-produced volume is a valuable addition to the literature on Salish languages. * Anthropological Linguistics *Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionSymbols and abbreviationsPart 1: Phonology Chart of phonemes1 Phonemes: General Information & Phonetic Data2 Movement of the Stress3 Distribution of schwa4 Internal Sandhi5 Retracted phonemes6 Structure of roots7 Special QuestionsPart 2: Morphology Chart of morphological operations8 Introduction to Morphology9 The Nominalizer s-10 Stem-Forming Prefixes11 Compounding12 Reduplication13 Interior Glottalization14 Aspectual Suffixes16 Abstract Suffixes17 Reflexive and Reciprocal Suffixes18 Intransitivizers and Transitivizers19 Numerals and Numerical Substitutes20 Verbal Substitutes21 Summing-Up of Stem-Formation22 Personal Affixation23 Invariable Words: General Remarks24 Personal Pronouns and Related Substitutes25 Demonstrative Pronouns26 Demonstrative Adverbs27 Proper Nouns28 Full Word Conjunctions and Adverbs (Particles)29 Sentence-Equivalents30 Greetings, Exclamations, and Interjections31 Articles32 Enclitics33 Proclitic Conjunctions34 PrepositionsPart 3: Syntax35 Introduction to Syntax36 Mono-Clausal Sentences37 Multi-Clausal Sentences38 Syntax: Special QuestionsAppendices39 A Lillooet Text40 Comparison of Lillooet OrthographiesBibliography
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University of British Columbia Press Witsuwiten Grammar
Book SynopsisWitsuwit’en Grammar presents acoustic studies of several aspects of Witsuwit’en phonetics, including vowel quality, vowel quantity, ejectives, voice quality, and stress.Table of ContentsContentsAuthor’s noteAbbreviationsAcknowledgementsPart 1: Language and Dialect1 Witsuwit’en1.1 Geography1.2 Demographics1.3 Previous research on Witsuwit’en-Babine1.4 Witsuwit’en-U’in Wit’en dialects1.5 Witsuwit’en dialects1.6 Carrier vs. Witsuwit’en-Babine1.7 Language namePart 2: Segmental Phonetics and Phonology2 Consonant contrasts2.1 Consonant inventory2.2 Labial consonants2.3 Nasal consonants2.4 Voiced vs. voiceless fricatives2.5 Labio-velar consonants2.6 /h/2.7 V2.8 Summary3 Consonant Phonetics3.1 Ejective stops3.2 Final glottalic consonants and voice quality3.3 T- qualifier prefix3.4 Summary4 Vowel Quality4.1 Introduction4.2 Previous analyses4.3 An acoustic study of vowel quality4.4 Summary4.5 Tables of numerical results5 Vowel Quantity5.1 Introduction5.2 Reduced vs. full vowels5.3 Long full vowels5.4 / / lengthening5.5 A phonetic study of /a/, /aa/ and lengthened / /5.6 Representation of the reduced and full vowel classes5.7 Summary6 Consonant and vowel classes6.1 Laryngeal features6.2 Place features6.3 Manner features6.4 SummaryPart 3: Morphology and Phonological Structure7 Nouns7.1 Possessive prefixes7.2 Pronouns7.3 Nominal roots7.4 Compounds7.5 Plural and vocative forms7.6 Noun classes7.7 Nouns derived from other lexical categories7.8 Loan words7.9 Summary8 Postpositions8.1 Inflection for object of postposition8.2 Postposition stems: phonological properties8.3 Postposition stems: semantic properties8.4 Noun phrases containing postpositional phrases8.5 Summary9 Directional system9.1 Introduction9.2 Directional morphemes9.3 Directional words9.4 Directional adverbs vs. postpositions9.5 Co-occurrence with verb prefixes9.6 Lexical items historically derived from directional adverbs9.7 Summary10 Adjectives10.1 Predicate adjectives10.2 Nominal adjectives10.3 Post-nominal adjectives10.4 Summary11 Numbers11.1 Cardinal numbers 1-1011.2 Ordinal forms of numbers11.3 Numbers: 11+11.4 Summary12 Overview of verb structure12.1 The lexical verb12.2 Inflection12.3 Derivation12.4 Prefix order restrictions12.5 Discontinuity12.6 The verb system13 Verb roots13.1 Overview13.2 The lexical root13.3 Number13.4 Ablaut13.5 Imperative suffixation14 Verb prefix position classes14.1 Introduction14.2 Voice/valence (classifier)14.3 Inner subject14.4 Tense/negative/conjugation14.5 Qualifier14.6 Pronominal14.7 Distributive: /n/14.8 Incorporated root14.9 Inceptive /ho/14.10 Negative: /we/14.11 Multiple: /ye/14.12 Iterative: /ne/14.13 Preverb: postposition/adverbial14.14 Summary14.15 Word external verb theme forming elements15 Aspectual verb suffixation15.1 Introduction15.2 Continuative15.3 Momentaneous15.4 Persistive15.5 Distributive15.6 Conclusive15.7 Durative15.8 Repetitive15.9 Neuter15.10 Semelfactive15.11 Customary15.12 Progressive15.13 Summary of aspectual stem variation16 Verb theme categories16.1 Introduction16.2 Active vs. neuter verb themes16.3 Active verb themes16.4 Neuter verb themes16.5 Summary17 Inflectionally defective verbs17.1 Third person subject only17.2 No perfective17.3 No perfective and no positive17.4 Suppletive perfective17.5 No imperfective17.6 Imperfective negative only17.7 Imperative only17.8 No negative17.9 No tense or subject17.10 Summary18 Phonological domains18.1 Word domain18.2 Stem domain18.3 Prefix domain18.4 Conjunct domain18.5 Qualifier domain?18.6 SummaryPart 4: Suprasegmental Phonology19 Syllables19.1 Syllable types19.2 Coda consonants19.3 Word-final rhymes19.4 Onsetless syllables19.5 Consonant clusters19.6 Antigemination19.7 Syllable weight19.8 [ ] ~ 0 alternations19.9 Glides19.10 Summary20 Stress20.1 Previous analyses20.2 Word stress: qualitative observations20.3 Phonetic correlates of stress in Witsuwit’en20.4 SummaryPart 5: Prefix Case Studies21 Morpheme-specific alternation21.1 Introduction21.2 Allomorphy as output optimization21.3 Co-phonologies vs. prespecification21.4 Summary22 First person plural subject prefix22.1 Introduction22.2 Overview22.3 ___V22.4 V___.C22.5 C___.C22.6 PWd[___.C22.7 ___C.22.8 PWd[C___22.9 Second person singular object + first person plural subject22.10 Summary22.11 Cross-linguistic perspective23 Areal prefix23.1 Introduction23.2 The areal prefix in Witsuwit’en23.3 The verbal areal prefix23.4 The areal prefix with nouns, postpositions, adjectives and directional adverbs23.5 Summary24 D- voice prefix24.1 Introduction24.2 The Witsuwit’en pattern24.3 First person dual subject24.4 OT analysis24.5 Thematic and iterative D- voice24.6 D- combinations24.7 SummaryPart 6: Conclusion25 Witsuwit’en in comparative and theoretical perspectiveAppendices26 Historical phonology26.1 Consonants26.2 Reflexes of vowel initial roots26.3 Vowels27 Writing systems for Witsuwit'en-Babine27.1 Introduction27.2 G j vs. gg g27.3 Cl vs. gil27.4 Long full vowels27.5 Front vowels27.6 Uwh, eeyh vs. uh, ïh27.7 Glottalized nasals27.8 Conclusion28 Verb paradigms28.1 Imperfective and customary28.2 Perfective28.3 Future28.4 Optative28.5 Perfective negative28.6 Non-perfective negative28.7 Irregular verbs29 Texts29.1 Alfred Joseph, 1 July 9, Witsuwit'en summit29.2 Mabel Forsythe and Lillian Morris talking together, September 7ReferencesIndex
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McFarland & Company The Pronunciation of Placenames A Worldwide
Book SynopsisProvides a user-friendly pronunciation guide for over 12,000 placenames worldwide. This reference dictionary includes easy-to-read phonetic alphabet, which uses only standard English letters. From Aachen, Germany (pronounced Ah kun) to Zywiec, Poland (pronounced Zhi vets), entries include familiar world placenames as well as less familiar names.
£27.54
Louisiana State University Press Sibilance
Book SynopsisThe word ‘sibilance’ refers to pronunciations of the letter ‘s’, including the emission of a hissing or whistling sound. As the title of Sally Van Doren’s fourth collection of poetry, the word alerts readers to the sounds of language in the poems that follow in abecedarian order.Trade ReviewTactile, luminous, and original in voice, Sally Van Doren's Sibilance is a journey of the body and its elusive ache and the shape of living in the name of life itself." - Rachel Eliza Griffiths"Van Doren transports us from the inside of our own bodies to the cosmos in a single line and renders even the banalities of life with an imagery that gains in power, pulling the poems of this collection into one ecstatic dance." - Emma Sheanshang"Van Doren's trim and brisk poems display a thrilling diction at every turn. She applies wit and acuity equally to both exultation and elegy." - Chanda Feldman"Sibilance is a beautiful, propulsive excavation and magnification of life's transitions. At times heart-wrenching, Van Doren's voice is piercingly anatomical, yanking us deeper into a synesthetic understanding of colors as emotions, trees as companions, bodies as maps." - Phyllis Grant
£16.10
Ohio State University Press Language Files
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£76.00
The University of Alabama Press Elements of German Phonology and Morphology
Book SynopsisA practical guidebook for students of German. This text provides a means for students to improve their knowledge and command of grammatically correct German as it is spoken and written, as well as introducing them to methods and tools of linguistic analysis in the areas of phonology and morphology.Trade ReviewElements of German is obviously the result of the long experience of the author, one of the world's greatest experts in the area. Both college teachers of German and students will benefit from this book. It requires no previous knowledge of linguistic theory, introduces the basic concepts of phonology and morphology, and applies them consistently and lucidly to the facts of Modern German. - Anatoly Liberman, author of Germanic Accentology
£20.08
Duke University Press Phonology as Human Behavior
Book SynopsisBrings work in human cognition, behaviour, and communication to bear on the study of phonology. This book maintains that language in general and phonology in particular are instances of human cognitive behaviour and aims to provide a set of principles connecting the phylogeny, ontogeny, and pathology of sound systems in human language.Trade Review“Tobin’s book is an exemplary scholarly work on phonological theory as seen from the perspective of the Columbia-Diver school of linguistics. The inclusion of clinical studies serves as a finely constructed bridge between the realm of linguistics proper and the numerous applications of linguistic theory in the fields of psychology and speech analysis.”—Edna Andrews, Duke University
£21.59
Duke University Press Studies in General Linguistics and Language
Book SynopsisOffers a view of the evolution of Trubetzkoy's ideas on phonology, the logic in laws of linguistic geography and relative chronology, and the breadth of his involvement with Caucasian phonology and the Finno-Ugric languages. This volume sheds light on problems that remain at the center of contemporary linguistics.Trade Review“This book is a must for anyone interested in exploring the most basic linguistic questions through the eyes of this brilliant scholar whose work is timeless. Anatoly Liberman is to be commended for providing us with this superior volume.”—Yishai Tobin, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev“This collection of Trubetzkoy’s articles and letters from widely scattered sources is an important and welcome contribution to both the history of linguistics and the advancement of current knowledge.”—Victor Friedman, University of Chicago
£78.30
Duke University Press Studies in General Linguistics and Language
Book SynopsisJr N S Trubetzkoy (1890-1939) is generally celebrated as the creator of the science of phonology. This book contains articles and letters presenting Trubetzkoy's work in general and Indo-European linguistics. It offers a view of the evolution of Trubetzkoy's ideas on phonology, the logic in laws of linguistic geography and relative chronol.Trade Review“This book is a must for anyone interested in exploring the most basic linguistic questions through the eyes of this brilliant scholar whose work is timeless. Anatoly Liberman is to be commended for providing us with this superior volume.”—Yishai Tobin, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev“This collection of Trubetzkoy’s articles and letters from widely scattered sources is an important and welcome contribution to both the history of linguistics and the advancement of current knowledge.”—Victor Friedman, University of Chicago
£20.69
