Phonological and Lexical Aspects of Colloquial Finnish (Uralic and Altaic)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon
Published: July 28, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9780700709199
Subjects: Historical & comparative linguistics; Phonetics, phonology, prosody (speech); Sociology; Social Science; Ethnic Issues; Finnish (Suomi); Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Ethnic Studies
First sentence: When one's concerns are focused upon the aspects of colloquial speech, he must, in addition to making synchronic observations, consider the historical, social, and political events which affect language, ideas about language, and ultimately define literariness and colloquialness.