Phonology and language use/ Joan Bybee
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TextPublication details: New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001Description: xviii, 238 p.: ill.; 24 cmISBN: - 0 521 58374 8
- DUCE P217.3 .B93
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | URL | Status | |
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| Books | DUCE LIBRARY | Humanities and Social Sciences | DUCE P217.3 .B93 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Link to resource | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Phonology and Language Use presents a usage-based approach to phonology, emphasizing the role of
frequency and experience in shaping phonological patterns. Challenging abstract, rule-based models,
Bybee argues that phonological structures emerge from repeated use and cognitive processes such as
categorization and memory. The book integrates data from phonetic variation, language change, and
mental representation to show how language use drives phonological organization. Bybee’s work offers
a dynamic, empirically grounded perspective that connects phonology with broader linguistic and
cognitive mechanisms, reshaping our understanding of sound systems.
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