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27.1 Introduction 27.1 Introduction
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27.2 Sources of Information about Sound Change 27.2 Sources of Information about Sound Change
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27.3 Ease of Articulation 27.3 Ease of Articulation
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27.4 Reduction and Assimilation in Articulatory Processing 27.4 Reduction and Assimilation in Articulatory Processing
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27.5 Sound Change and the Nature of Gestures 27.5 Sound Change and the Nature of Gestures
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27.6 Assimilation 27.6 Assimilation
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27.6.1 Increased Overlap of Gestures 27.6.1 Increased Overlap of Gestures
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27.6.2 Directionality: Anticipatory or Perseverative? 27.6.2 Directionality: Anticipatory or Perseverative?
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27.7 Lenition of Consonants: Overlap and Decrease in Magnitude of Gestures 27.7 Lenition of Consonants: Overlap and Decrease in Magnitude of Gestures
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27.8 Mechanisms of Change and Outcomes 27.8 Mechanisms of Change and Outcomes
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27.9 Apparent Strengthening and Other Types of Change 27.9 Apparent Strengthening and Other Types of Change
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27.10 How Sound Change Spreads Through the Lexicon 27.10 How Sound Change Spreads Through the Lexicon
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27.11 Articulatory Processing vs Other Sources of Change 27.11 Articulatory Processing vs Other Sources of Change
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27.12 Conclusion 27.12 Conclusion
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27 Articulatory Processing and Frequency of Use in Sound Change
Get accessJoan L. Bybee (Ph.D. linguistics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973) was on the faculty at the State University of New York at Buffalo from 1973 until 1989 and is now Distinguished Professor Emerita of the Department of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico. Bybee's research interests include theoretical issues in phonology and morphology, language universals and linguistic change. Her books include Morphology (1985), The Evolution of Grammar (1994) (with Revere Perkins and William Pagliuca), Phonology and Language Use (2001) and Frequency of Use and the Organization of Language (2006). In 2004 she served as the President of the Linguistic Society of America.
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Published:07 April 2015
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Abstract
This chapter discusses the role of articulatory processing in sound change, emphasizing the tendency towards reduction and overlap of articulatory gestures, as well as explanations proposed for this tendency. The pattern of lexical diffusion proceeding from most to least frequent words and phrases is discussed as evidence for the important role of articulation in sound change.
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