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Patterns of Sounds
Contributor(s): Maddieson (Author)

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ISBN: 0521113261     ISBN-13: 9780521113267
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $39.89  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: June 2009
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Annotation: Describes the frequency and distributional patterns of the phonemic sounds in a large and representative sample of the world's languages.

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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
 
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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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