Phonology and language use
By: Joan Bybee.
Series: Cambridge studies in linguistics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge, [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Grammar, Comparative and general -- Phonology; Linguistic change; Grammar, Comparative and general -- Morphology; Universals (Linguistics)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-230) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1 Language Use as Part of Linguistic Theory; title: 1.1 Substance and Usage in Phonology; title: 1.2 Some Basic Principles of a Usage-Based Model; title: 1.3 The Creative Role of Repetition; title: 1.4 Frequency Effects; title: 1.5 Phonology as Procedure, Structure as Emergent; title: 1.6 Organization of the Book; title: 1.7 Language as a Part of Human Behavior; title: 2 A Usage-Based Model for Phonology and Morphology; title: 2.1 Introduction; title: 2.2 The Rule/List Fallacy; title: 2.3 Organized Storage; title: 2.4 Morphological Structure Is Emergent; title: 2.5 Rules and Schemas Compared; title: 2.6 Frequency Effects; title: 2.7 Units of Storage; title: 2.8 Phonological Units; title: 2.9 From Local to General Schemas; title: 2.10 Conclusion; title: 3 The Nature of Lexical Representation; title: 3.1 Introduction; title: 3.2 The Phonemic Principle; title: 3.3 A Cognitively Realistic Model of Phonological; title: Representation; title: 3.4 Linguistic Evidence for Detailed and Redundant; title: Storage; title: 3.5 Usage-Based Categorization versus Phonemic; title: 3.6 Phonetic Detail in the Lexicon - Variation and the; title: Early Involvement of the Lexicon and Morphology; title: in Change; title: 3.7 A Model for Sound Change; title: 3.8 Special Reduction of High-Frequency Words and; title: Phrases; title: 3.9 Conclusion; title: 4 Phonological Processes, Phonological Patterns; title: 4.1 Introduction; title: 4.2 Phonetic Etiology and Its Limits; title: 4.3 Articulatory Gestures; title: 4.4 Patterns of Change and Constraints on Processes; title: 4.5 Segments as Emergent Units; title: 4.6 Generalization over Syllable-Initial and Syllable-; title: Final Position; title: 4.7 Phonotactics; title: 4.8 Conclusion; title: 5 The Interaction of Phonology with Morphology; title: 5.1 Introduction; title: 5.2 Morphological versus Phonological Conditioning; title: 5.3 Lexical Storage of Complex Forms, Both Regular; title: and Irregular; title: 5.4 Lexical Strength; title: 5.5 Paradigmatic Relations Expressed as Lexical; title: Connections; title: 5.6 Lexical Classes: Productivity Due to Type; title: Frequency; title: 5.7 The Interaction of Lexical Strength and Lexical; title: Connection; title: 5.8 Product-Oriented Schemas; title: 5.9 Phonological Similarity in Gangs; title: 5.10 Conclusion; title: 6 The Units of Storage and Access: Morphemes, Words,; title: and Phrases; title: 6.1 Introduction; title: 6.2 Phonological Representations of Words; title: 6.3 Morphemes within Words; title: 6.4 Phrases and Constructions with Alternations; title: 6.5 Conclusion; title: 7 Constructions as Processing Units: The Rise and Fall; title: of French Liaison; title: 7.1 Introduction; title: 7.2 Final Consonant Deletion in French; title: 7.3 Grammatical Constructions and Liaison; title: 7.4 Loss of Liaison as Regularization; title: 7.5 Syntactic Cohesion as Frequency of; title: Co-occurrence; title: 7.6 Taking the Phonology Seriously; title: 7.7 Conclusion; title: 8 Universals, Synchrony and Diachrony; title: 8.1 Universals and Explanation; title: 8.2 Searching for Universals; title: 8.3 Phoneme Inventories; title: 8.4 Two Main Mechanisms for Phonological Change; title: 8.5 Syllable Structure; title: 8.6 More Evidence against Universals as Purely; title: H Synchronic; title: 8.7 Diachronic Sources for Formal Universals: The; title: Phonemic Principle and Structure Preservation; title: References; title: Author Index; title: Subject Index; title: Languages Index.