Neutralization

Language: English

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2012

0521145015 / 9780521145015

Series: Book 2 of 5 - Key Topics in Phonology

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The function of language is to transmit information from speakers to listeners. This book investigates an aspect of linguistic sound patterning that has traditionally been assumed to interfere with this function - neutralization, a conditioned limitation on the distribution of a language's contrastive values. The book provides in-depth, nuanced and critical analyses of many theoretical approaches to neutralization in phonology and argues for a strictly functional characterization of the term: neutralizing alternations are only function-negative to the extent that they derive homophones, and most surprisingly, neutralization is often function-positive, by serving as an aid to parsing. Daniel Silverman encourages the reader to challenge received notions by carefully considering these functional consequences of neutralization. The book includes a glossary, discussion points and lists of further reading to help advanced phonology students consolidate the main ideas and findings on neutralization.…

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Title
Neutralization
Author
Daniel Silverman
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication year
2012
Condition
As New
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0521145015
ISBN 13
9780521145015
Series
Book 2 of 5: Key Topics in Phonology

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