Phonology and Language Use

Phonology and Language Use
Author: Joan Bybee
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2003-02-27
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521533782

A research perspective that takes language use into account opens up new views of old issues and provides an understanding of issues that linguists have rarely addressed. Referencing new developments in cognitive and functional linguistics, phonetics, and connectionist modeling, this book investigates various ways in which a speaker/hearer's experience with language affects the representation of phonology. Rather than assuming phonological representations in terms of phonemes, Joan Bybee adopts an exemplar model, in which specific tokens of use are stored and categorized phonetically with reference to variables in the context. This model allows an account of phonetically gradual sound change which produces lexical variation, and provides an explanatory account of the fact that many reductive sound changes affect high frequency items first. The well-known effects of type and token frequency on morphologically-conditioned phonological alterations are shown also to apply to larger sequences, such as fixed phrases and constructions, solving some of the problems formulated previously as dealing with the phonology-syntax interface.

Phonetics and Phonology in Language Comprehension and Production

Phonetics and Phonology in Language Comprehension and Production
Author: Niels O. Schiller
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2011-07-13
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110895099

This edited volume investigates the role of phonetics and phonology in psycholinguistics. Speaking and understanding spoken language both engage phonological and phonetic knowledge. There are detailed models of phonological and phonetic encoding in language production and there are equally refined models of phonetic and phonological processing in language comprehension. However, since most psycholinguists work on either language production or comprehension, the relationship between the two has received surprisingly little attention. Prominent researchers in various areas of psycholinguistics were invited to discuss this relationship focusing on the phonological and phonetic components.

Phonology in English Language Teaching

Phonology in English Language Teaching
Author: Martha C. Pennington
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2014-06-03
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1317893174

Phonology in English Language Teaching is an introductory text, specifically directed at the needs of language teachers internationally. Combining an overview of English phonology with structured practical guidance, this text shows how phonology can be applied in the classroom. An introductory chapter provides the philosophical framework, followed by separate chapters on the phonology of consonants, vowels and prosody. As well as presenting core material on English phonology, the book explores the relationship of orthography to the English sound system from a historical and a present-day perspective. The final chapter focuses on lesson design and provides practical advice to teachers on diagnosing and responding to students' pronunciation difficulties. As central themes, the book examines English seen from the perspective of international usage and considers the relationship of phonology to communication and the broader language curriculum. Consistent with its practical and communicative orientation each chapter concludes with pedagogical exercises and ideas for classroom and community research projects.

One Language, Two Grammars?

One Language, Two Grammars?
Author: GĂ¼nter Rohdenburg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2009-01-22
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1139474235

It is well known that British and American English differ substantially in their pronunciation and vocabulary - but differences in their grammar have largely been underestimated. This volume focuses on British–American differences in the structure of words and sentences and supports them with computer-aided studies of large text collections. Present-day as well as earlier forms of the two varieties are included in the analyses. This makes it the first book-length treatment of British and American English grammar in contrast, with topics ranging from compound verbs to word order differences and tag questions. The authors explore some of the better-known contrasts, as well as a great variety of innovative themes that have so far received little or no consideration. Bringing together the work of a team of leading scholars in the field, this book will be of interest to those working within the fields of English historical linguistics, language variation and change, and dialectology.

A Prosodic Model of Sign Language Phonology

A Prosodic Model of Sign Language Phonology
Author: Diane Brentari
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1998
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780262024457

Superior to any other book on the subject that I have seen. I can see it being used as a class text or reference for current theory in sign language phonology.Carol A. Padden, Department of Communication, University of California

Introducing Phonology

Introducing Phonology
Author: David Odden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 363
Release: 2005-02-24
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0521826691

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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.

Second Language Phonology

Second Language Phonology
Author: John Archibald
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 329
Release: 1998-07-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027285500

This volume explores a variety of aspects of second language speech, with special focus on contributions to the field made by (primarely) generative linguists looking at the sounds and sound systems of second language learners. Second Language Phonology starts off with an overview of second language acquisition research in order to place the study of L2 speech in context. This introductory chapter is followed by an outline of traditional approaches to investigating interlanguage phonology. The third chapter consists of a discussion of relevant aspects of a learning theory that must be included in a treatment of how people learn sound systems. The next three chapters focus on particular aspects of the mental represenation of phonological competence; segments, syllables, and stress, respectively. The penultimate chapter deals with issues related to the mechanisms that govern the changing of interlanguage grammars over time. The volume ends with a summary of the issues raised throughout the text.

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.

Problem Book in Phonology

Problem Book in Phonology
Author: Morris Halle
Publisher: MIT Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1983-03-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780262580595

This book provides hands-on experience with a major area of modern phonology, including phonetics; phonetic variation; natural classes of sounds; alternations; rule systems; and prosodic phonology. Working with problems is an essential part of courses that introduce students to modern phonology. This book provides hands-on experience with a major area of modern phonology, including phonetics; phonetic variation; natural classes of sounds; alternations; rule systems; and prosodic phonology. An introductory essay gives an overview of some of the principal results and assumptions of current phonological theory. The problems are taken from a wide variety of languages, and many are drawn from the authors' firsthand research. All have been used by the authors in their introductory courses, primarily at Harvard and MIT, and are meant to be used in conjunction with a textbook and/or other materials provided by the classroom instructor.