Language System and its Change
On Theory and Testability
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2011
221 pages
978-3-11-086744-2 (ISBN)
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Reprint 2011
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
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de Gruyter Mouton
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Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
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1 map. Num. tabs.
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7,35 MB
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978-3-11-086744-2 (9783110867442)
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Content
- Intro
- Note
- Abbreviations
- 0. Introduction
- 1. Phonological Variation and Change in Relation to the System
- 1.1. Organization of the Sound System
- 1.2. Distinctive Feature Definitions
- 1.3. Variability in Relation to Asymmetry Within and Between Distinctive Feature Oppositions
- 1.4. Phonological Speech Errors in Relation to Asymmetry Within and Between Distinctive Feature Oppositions
- 1.5. Variation and Language Change in Relation to Asymmetry Within and Between Distinctive Feature Oppositions
- 1.6. Markedness and Ordering at Various Levels
- 1.7. Prosodic Hierarchy in Phonology
- 2. Grammatical Variation and Change in Relation to the System
- 2.1. Case Development Against the Background of the Grammatical Features Involved
- 2.2. Syncretism in Verb Endings Against the Background of the Grammatical Features Involved
- 3. Lexical Variation and Change in Relation to the System
- 3.1. The Kiranti Group of Tibeto-Burman Languages in East Nepal and Contact Phenomena with Indo-Aryan
- 3.2. Numerals in Kiranti Languages and Their Change
- 3.3. Numerals in Other Tibeto-Burman Languages
- 3.4. The Bantawa Rai Numerals Elaborated
- 4. Language Typology in Relation to the System
- 5. Conclusions
- 6. References
- Indexes
