The Sounds of Language: An Inquiry Into the Role of Genetic Factors in the Development of Sound Systems

The Sounds of Language: An Inquiry Into the Role of Genetic Factors in the Development of Sound Systems
ISBN-10
0313233535
ISBN-13
9780313233531
Series
The Sounds of Language
Category
Education
Language
English
Published
1982-04-21
Publisher
Praeger
Author
Leonard F. Brosnahan

Description

Leonard Francis Brosnahan investigates Professor C. D. Darlington's hypothesis that genetic factors influence the sound of speech. Using modern genetic theory as a basis, he analyzes the relationship of the individual, the mating group, and the population to the sounds of the languages they speak.

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