Vowel Patterns in Language
Linguists researching the sounds of languages do not just study lists of sounds but seek to discover generalizations about sound patterns by grouping them into categories. They study the common properties of each category and identify what distinguishes one category from another. Vowel patterns, for instance, are analysed and compared across languages to identify phonological similarities and differences. This account of vowel patterns in language brings a wealth of cross-linguistic material to the study of vowel systems and offers theoretical insights. Informed by research in speech perception and production, it addresses the fundamental question of how the relative prominence of word position influences vowel processes and distributions. The book combines a cross-linguistic focus with detailed case studies. Descriptions and analyses are provided for vowel patterns in over 25 languages from around the world, with particular emphasis on minor Romance languages and on the diachronic development of the German umlaut.
356 pages, 13 editions
English edition · First published 2011 by Cambridge University Press · ISBN 9780511973710
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English
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- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2015 · ISBN 9781107558571
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9781139077170
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9786613112156
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9781139069144
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9781139074919
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9781283112154
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9781139079440
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9781139081726
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9780521513975
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9781139064569
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9781107215634
- Vowel Patterns in Language · Cambridge University Press · 2011 · ISBN 9781139062756
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