Phonology : A Cognitive Grammar Introduction
Phonology : A Cognitive Grammar Introduction

Phonology : A Cognitive Grammar Introduction .Geoffrey S. Nathan
Phonology : A Cognitive Grammar Introduction
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Author: Geoffrey S. Nathan
Number of Pages: 181 pages
Published Date: 01 Dec 2009
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
Publication Country: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Language: English
ISBN: 9789027219084
File size: 44 Mb
Download Link: Phonology A Cognitive Grammar Introduction
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This textbook introduces the reader to the field of phonology, from allophones to faithfulness and exemplars. It assumes no prior knowledge of the field, and includes a brief review chapter on phonetics. It is written within the framework of Cognitive Linguistics, but covers a wide range of historical and contemporary theories, from the Prague School to Optimality Theory. While many examples are based on American and British English, there are also discussions of some aspects of French and German colloquial speech and phonological analysis problems from many other languages around the world. In addition to the basics of phoneme theory, features, and morphophonemics there are chapters on casual speech, first and second language acquisition and historical change. A final chapter covers a number of issues in contemporary phonological theory, including some of the classic debates in Generative Phonology (rule ordering, abstractness, 'derivationalism') and proposals for usage-based phonologies.

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