Evolutionary phonology : the emergence of sound patterns /
This groundbreaking 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 un...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This groundbreaking 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. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 366 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-356) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 0511210353 9780511210358 0521804280 9780521804288 051121572X 9780511215728 0511212127 9780511212123 9780511486357 0511486359 1283330865 9781283330862 9780521043649 0521043646 |