The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology

The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology
Author: Paul de Lacy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 660
Release: 2007-02-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1139462059

Phonology - the study of how the sounds of speech are represented in our minds - is one of the core areas of linguistic theory, and is central to the study of human language. This handbook brings together the world's leading experts in phonology to present the most comprehensive and detailed overview of the field. Focusing on research and the most influential theories, the authors discuss each of the central issues in phonological theory, explore a variety of empirical phenomena, and show how phonology interacts with other aspects of language such as syntax, morphology, phonetics, and language acquisition. Providing a one-stop guide to every aspect of this important field, The Cambridge Handbook of Phonology will serve as an invaluable source of readings for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, an informative overview for linguists and a useful starting point for anyone beginning phonological research.

The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Interfaces

The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Interfaces
Author: Gillian Ramchand
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 686
Release: 2007-02-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0199247455

'The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic Interfaces' explores how the core components of the language faculty interact. This book shows how these interactions are reflected in linguistic and cognitive theory, considers what they reveal, and looks at their reflections in expression and communication.

Interfaces of Phonetics

Interfaces of Phonetics
Author: Marcel Schlechtweg
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2024-03-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 3110783495

The role of phonetic detail within the language system and its interplay with other kinds of linguistic information represent a hotly debated territory. In the current volume, different types of phonetic nuances are examined with a particular focus on their relation to phonological, morphological, and semantic/pragmatic phenomena. These three interfaces - the phonetic-phonological, the phonetic-morphological, and the phonetic-semantic/pragmatic one - are investigated from a variety of angles and by consistently taking the rapport between phonetics and phonology into consideration. In doing so, we provide an up-to-date picture of research dealing with the interaction of distinct linguistic areas, and also discuss the question if and when phonology is needed to mediate between phonetics and other linguistic domains.

Strength and Weakness at the Interface

Strength and Weakness at the Interface
Author: Jonathan Barnes
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2008-08-22
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110197618

This thorough study of the expression of contrast in the world's vowel systems examines phonetic and phonological differences between so-called strong and weak positions, bringing the full range of data from positional neutralization systems to bear on central questions at the interface between phonetics and phonology. The author draws evidence from a diverse array of sources, bringing together cross-linguistic typological surveys, detailed investigations of the diachrony of specific languages (Slavic, Turkic, Uralic, Austronesian, among many others) and original studies in experimental phonetics. Devoted at once to empirical coverage and to theoretical investigation, this is the first work to compile so exhaustive a study of positional neutralization patterns in the languages of the world. On the basis of this catalog of evidence, the author argues for a diachronically oriented approach to the phonetic motivations behind phonological patterns, with phonologization as its central mechanism. Three pairs of traditionally-identified strong and weak positions for the realization of vowel contrasts are selected and examined in detail: stressed and unstressed syllables, domain final and non-final syllables, and domain initial and non-initial syllables. Neutralization patterns in each position are extracted from survey data, and analyzed in light of the phonetic characteristics of each pair of positions. Both the nature of the patterns identified as well as the variety and sources of exceptions have important consequences for formal phonology, phonetics, and historical linguistics as well.

The Phonetics/Phonology Interface

The Phonetics/Phonology Interface
Author: Elizabeth Zsiga
Publisher: Edinburgh Advanced Textbooks in Linguistics
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2020-09-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9780748681792

Is speech in the mouth or in the brain? Do we hear with our ears or with our minds? How different can phonology and phonetics be? How similar? Where exactly does the border between them lie?

Interfaces in Linguistics

Interfaces in Linguistics
Author: Raffaella Folli
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-12-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780199567249

This book explores the interaction of grammatical components in a wide variety of languages, and presents and exemplifies new experimental and analytic techniques for studying linguistic interfaces.

Sign Language Phonology

Sign Language Phonology
Author: Diane Brentari
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2019-11-21
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1107113474

Surveys key findings and ideas in sign language phonology, exploring the crucial areas in phonology to which sign language studies has contributed.

Phonology, Its Faces and Interfaces

Phonology, Its Faces and Interfaces
Author: Jolanta Szpyra-Kozlowska
Publisher: Sounds ¿ Meaning ¿ Communication
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Contrastive linguistics
ISBN: 9783631674741

Interaction of phonology with phonetics - Morphosyntax - Lexicon - Role and ways of expressing extraphonological information in phonology - Methods of analysis: Data gathering, experiments, theoretical discussions - Theoretical frameworks: Optimality Theory, Government Phonology) - Multifarious faces and interfaces of modern phonological research

The Phonology-Morphology Interface

The Phonology-Morphology Interface
Author: Jolanta Szpyra-Kozłowska
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2018-10-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0429887914

First published in 1989. The development of morphological and phonological theory within the broad framework of generative grammar poses a number of important questions concerning the mutual relationship of phonology and morphology. This study aims to answer these questions. On the basis of Polish and English language material, the author examines the most important aspects of phonology-morphology interaction, and suggests the best model with which to describe these phenomena.

The Cambridge Handbook of Phonetics

The Cambridge Handbook of Phonetics
Author: Rachael-Anne Knight
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 902
Release: 2021-12-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1108596568

Phonetics - the study and classification of speech sounds - is a major sub-discipline of linguistics. Bringing together a team of internationally renowned phoneticians, this handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the most recent, cutting-edge work in the field, and focuses on the most widely-debated contemporary issues. Chapters are divided into five thematic areas: segmental production, prosodic production, measuring speech, audition and perception, and applications of phonetics. Each chapter presents an historical overview of the area, along with critical issues, current research and advice on the best practice for teaching phonetics to undergraduates. It brings together global perspectives, and includes examples from a wide range of languages, allowing readers to extend their knowledge beyond English. By providing both state-of-the-art research information, and an appreciation of how it can be shared with students, this handbook is essential both for academic phoneticians, and anyone with an interest in this exciting, rapidly developing field.