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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Hawai‘i Press
2007-06-01
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Series: | Language Documentation & Conservation |
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1721 |