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Lenition and contrast : the functional consequences of certain phonetically conditioned sound changes /

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, t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gurevich, Naomi, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Colección:Outstanding dissertations in linguistics.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Investigation of phonetically conditioned sound changes
  • 3. Languages
  • 4. Implications
  • 5. Bibliography
  • 6. Result summary
  • 7. Glossary
  • 8. Index.