Patterns of Sounds Contributor(s): Maddieson (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521113261 ISBN-13: 9780521113267 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 2009 Annotation: Describes the frequency and distributional patterns of the phonemic sounds in a large and representative sample of the world's languages. Click for more in this series: Cambridge Studies in Speech Science and Communication |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Phonetics & Phonology |
Dewey: 414 |
Series: Cambridge Studies in Speech Science and Communication |
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6" W x 9" L (1.40 lbs) 436 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Patterns of Sounds describes the frequency and distributional patterns of the phonemic sounds in a large and representative sample of the world's languages. The results are based on UPSID (the UCLA Phonological Segment Inventory Database), a computer file containing the phonemes of 317 languages selected on the basis of genetic diversity. The book contains nine chapters analysing the UPSID data, as well as fully labelled phoneme charts for each language and a comprehensive segment index. Questions of the frequency and co-occurrence of the particular segment types are discussed in detail and possible explanations for the patterns observed are evaluated. The book is thus both a report on the research into phoneme inventory structure that has been done using UPSID and a resource that provides the reader with the tools to extend that research. |
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