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Markedness: Reduction and Preservation in Phonology - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics De Lacy, Paul (Rutgers University, New Jersey)
Markedness: Reduction and Preservation in Phonology - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
De Lacy, Paul (Rutgers University, New Jersey)
This book presents a groundbreaking theory of markedness in phonology, the tendency of languages to show a preference for particular structures or sounds. Drawing on examples from a wide range of phonological phenomena, de Lacy argues that markedness is part of our linguistic competence, determined by conflicting mechanisms in the brain.
466 pages, 28 tables
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 17, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521839624 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 466 |
| Dimensions | 237 × 159 × 31 mm · 828 g |
| Language | English |
| Series Editor | Austin, P. |
| Series Editor | Bresnan, J. |
| Series Editor | Comrie, B. |
| Series Editor | Crain, S. |
| Series Editor | Dressler, W. |
| Series Editor | Ewen, C. J. |
| Series Editor | Lass, R. |
| Series Editor | Lightfoot, D. |
| Series Editor | Rice, K. |