A Critical Introduction to Phonology Functional and Usage-Based Perspectives

by Silverman, Daniel; Musolff, Andreas; Pounds, Gabrina

• ISBN13: 9781474238892
• ISBN10: 1474238890
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2017-09-21
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

Taking an interdisciplinary approach to phonological theory and analysis, A Critical Introduction to Phonology introduces the key aspects of phonology. Departing from the mainstream tradition, Daniel Silverman argues that the nature of linguistic sound systems can only be understood in the context of how they are used by speakers and listeners.

By proposing that linguistic sound systems are the product of an interaction among sound (acoustics), mind (cognition), and body (physiology), Silverman focuses on the functional consequences of interaction. With a brand new introduction and new chapter sections on topics such as the 'F-tube' model and synchronic explanation, together with phonological examples from a large corpus of data, this fully-updated and expanded second edition features:

- New data sets and exercises for step-by-step phonological problem-solving
- An expanded and comprehensive glossary of phonological terms
- A primer of phonetic principles

Offering a provocative introduction to phonological theory, A Critical Introduction to Phonology is essential reading for all students and researchers of phonology who are already familiar with the standard approaches. This book provides both a new theoretical background and the mechanical tools for truly successful phonological analyses.

Author Biography

Daniel Silverman is Associate Professor of Phonology at San Jose State University, USA. He has published widely on phonology and is the author of Neutralization (2012) and Phasing and Recoverability (1997).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Part I
1. Three Types of morph selection
Doing phonology 1: introduction to the “F-tube”, and data analysis
Further reading
2. Meaning-changing morph selection
Doing phonology 2: data analysis
Further reading
Part II
3. Homophone-deriving morph selection
Doing phonology 3: data analysis
Further reading
4. Heterophone-maintaining morph selection
Doing phonology 4: data analysis
Further reading
5. Variation and probability
Doing phonology 5: data analysis
Further reading
6. The pull of phonetics; the push of phonology
Doing phonology 6: data analysis
Further reading
Part III
7. Loquor ergo es
Further reading
Appendix: Primer of phonetic rudiments
Glossary
Bibliography
Index