The Linguistics of Speech

by William A. Kretzschmar Jr.

Book Overview

This insightful study proposes a unified theory of speech through which conflicting ideas about language might be understood. It is founded on a number of key points, such as the continuum of linguistic behaviour, extensive variation in language features, the importance of regional and social proximity to shared linguistic production, and differential frequency as a key factor in linguistic production both in regional and social groups and in text...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521715075
• ISBN13: 9780521715072
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"