Places, manners, and the areal phonology of Europe
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Thomas Stolz
Abstract
In this study, the validity of several parameters relating to places and manners of articulation is assessed in connection with the distribution of phonological properties across the languages of Europe. It is shown that the results reflect patterns which are interesting both for areal typology and phonological typology. Language contact is assumed to be at least partly responsible for similarities between genetically unrelated neighbouring languages. It is argued that these and similar parameters should be tested on a grand scale in the format of phonological atlases dedicated to individual macro-areas.
Abstract
In this study, the validity of several parameters relating to places and manners of articulation is assessed in connection with the distribution of phonological properties across the languages of Europe. It is shown that the results reflect patterns which are interesting both for areal typology and phonological typology. Language contact is assumed to be at least partly responsible for similarities between genetically unrelated neighbouring languages. It is argued that these and similar parameters should be tested on a grand scale in the format of phonological atlases dedicated to individual macro-areas.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
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Part I
- Differential impact of colonial languages on written languages 3
- Contact in World Englishes at the nexus of language and culture 91
- Far beyond the Caucasus 111
- Scenarios of Basque Language Contact 145
- The relevance of origin 165
- On the morphosyntax of place names vs. common nouns in pidgins and creoles 195
- Places, manners, and the areal phonology of Europe 249
- Travellers in time and space 327
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Part II
- The city as multilingual utopia 369
- Fluid registers and fixed language concepts in postcolonial spaces 439
- Prolegomena to a study of code-switching in Togo and its metapragmatic functions 477
- Index of Authors 513
- Index of Languages, Language Families, and Linguistic Areas 521
- Index of Subjects 527
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
-
Part I
- Differential impact of colonial languages on written languages 3
- Contact in World Englishes at the nexus of language and culture 91
- Far beyond the Caucasus 111
- Scenarios of Basque Language Contact 145
- The relevance of origin 165
- On the morphosyntax of place names vs. common nouns in pidgins and creoles 195
- Places, manners, and the areal phonology of Europe 249
- Travellers in time and space 327
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Part II
- The city as multilingual utopia 369
- Fluid registers and fixed language concepts in postcolonial spaces 439
- Prolegomena to a study of code-switching in Togo and its metapragmatic functions 477
- Index of Authors 513
- Index of Languages, Language Families, and Linguistic Areas 521
- Index of Subjects 527
