Survival of the fittest : fricative lenition in english and spanish from the perspective ...

Survival of the Fittest provides an in-depth analysis of weakening processes attested in Spanish and English within the framework of Optimality Theory (OT). The book examines fricative lenition as an instance of sound change in progress, contributing to the study of phonological change and the notio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bors, Karolina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Place of publication not identified] : Cambridge Scholars Pr, 2015.
Temas:
Spanish language > Phonology.
Linguistic change.
Changement linguistique.
Linguistics.
Phonetics, phonology.
Sociolinguistics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Phonetics & Phonology.
Linguistic change
Spanish language > Phonology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Survival of the Fittest provides an in-depth analysis of weakening processes attested in Spanish and English within the framework of Optimality Theory (OT). The book examines fricative lenition as an instance of sound change in progress, contributing to the study of phonological change and the notion of strength in phonology. It also provides motivation for the introduction of a derivational stage in OT analysis. A critical discussion of various OT sub-theories presented by the author leads t ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (190 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1443879258
9781443879255
Acceso:Legal Deposit;

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