Survival of the fittest : fricative lenition in English and Spanish from the perspective of optimally theory / Karolina Bros.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broś, Karolina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistic change.

Spanish language--Phonology.

Spanish language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (187 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Survival of the Fittest provides an in-depth analysis of weakening processes attested in Spanish and English within the framework of Optimality Theory (OT). The book examines fricative lenition as an instance of sound change in progress, contributing to the study of phonological change and the notion of strength in phonology. It also provides motivation for the introduction of a derivational stage in OT analysis. A critical discussion of various OT sub-theories presented by the author leads t...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; ADDENDUM; REFERENCES; NOTES; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4438-7925-8

OCLC:

1304901599