Endangered Sound Patterns: Three Perspectives on Theory and Description

dc.contributor.author	Blevins, Juliette	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2008-06-17T01:38:04Z
dc.date.available	2008-06-17T01:38:04Z
dc.date.issued	2007-06-27	en_US
dc.description.abstract	In this essay, I highlight the important role of endangered language documentation and description in the study of sound patterns. Three different perspectives are presented: a long view of phonology, from ancient to modern traditions; an areal and genetic view of sound patterns, and their relation to theory and description; and a practical perspective on the importance of research on endangered sound patterns. All perspectives converge on a common theme: the most lasting and influential contributions to the field are those with seamless boundaries between description and analysis.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	National Foreign Language Resource Center	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Blevins, Juliette. 2007. Endangered sound patterns: Three perspectives on theory and description. Language Documentation & Conservation 1(1):1-16.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1934-5275	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10125/1721
dc.language.iso	eng	en_US
dc.publisher	University of Hawai'i Press	en_US
dc.subject	endangered sound patterns	en_US
dc.title	Endangered Sound Patterns: Three Perspectives on Theory and Description	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.type.dcmi	Text	en_US
prism.endingpage	16	en_US
prism.number	1	en_US
prism.publicationname	Language Documentation & Conservation	en_US
prism.startingpage	1	en_US
prism.volume	1	en_US