Endangered Sound Patterns: Three Perspectives on Theory and Description

In this essay, I highlight the important role of endangered language documentation and description in the study of sound patterns. Three different perspectives are presented: a long view of phonology, from ancient to modern traditions; an areal and genetic view of sound patterns, and their relation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Juliette Blevins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Hawai‘i Press 2007-06-01
Series:Language Documentation & Conservation
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1721