Phonology in Context

330 Pages·2007·1.067 MB·English

by  Martha C. Pennington (eds.)

phonology in context
edited by
martha c. pennington
phonology in context
Pre-publication praise for this book
Phonology in Context brings together in one volume 11 highly informative, fresh,
and readable chapters detailing the multifarious and fascinating ways in which
phonology interfaces with other levels of language, as well as in the social
and psychological environment surrounding verbal behaviour. In contrast to
traditional approaches in which phonology is viewed as static and context-free,
in this book sound patterns are studied against the background of brain and
cognitive processes, first and second language acquisition, as well as cultural
forces. Readers will experience the kind of intellectual excitement that comes
with an academic subject being brought back to life for them. It is also a must-
read for graduate students and researchers, for whom it will be an indispensable
reference. – K. K. Luke, University of Hong Kong
Phonology in Context presents new research perspectives on phonology and
language development, language disorder, literacy and conversation, language
variation, language contact and second language learning and teaching. Martha
Pennington has gathered here researchers at the cutting edge ... enabling a
synthesis which marks the vibrancy, theoretical sophistication, and broad
applicability of phonology as it is understood today. Common to these new
understandings are realizations of how phonology is shaped by dynamic
processes of usage. This book will stimulate and inform experts and novices
alike. – Nick Ellis, University of Michigan
Palgrave Advances in Linguistics
Consulting Editor:
Christopher N. Candlin,
Macquarie University, Australia
Titles include:
Martha E. Pennington (editor)
PHONOLOGY IN CONTEXT
Forthcoming:
Noel Burton-Roberts (editor)
PRAGMATICS
Susan Foster-Cohen (editor)
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
Monica Heller (editor)
BILINGUALISM: A SOCIAL APPROACH
Ann Weatherall (editor)
LANGUAGE, DISCOURSE AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
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dedication
I dedicate this book to the wonderfully talented and inspirational people
from whom and around whom I learned phonology as a graduate student
at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1970s. I am most fortunate to
have been taught initially by a very fine phonologist, John Fought, who
set high standards, nourished a critical attitude, and patiently trained my
skills of observation and transcription in classes and in independent study
and supervision of my PhD research. I am fortunate as well to have had
my knowledge of phonology extended and put to practical use through
study and research in historical linguistics with Henry Hoenigswald and in
phonetics with Leigh Lisker, both of whom also served on my dissertation
committee. Finally, I am fortunate that in my second year at Penn, someone
steered me to take a class with our newest professor, William Labov, whose
enormous energy, unquenchable curiosity, and passion for his work and
for language made learning linguistics from and around him a joyful
experience. Taking a course with Labov was a life-changing event; and
since that time, I have never stopped learning from him.
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contents
notes on contributors ix
preface xi
1. the context of phonology 1
martha c. pennington
2. phonology in infancy and early childhood:
implications for theories of language learning 25
shelley l. velleman and marilyn m. vihman
3. the description and acquisition of variable
phonological patterns: phonology and sociolinguistics 51
paul kerswill and linda shockey
4. contact phonology 76
norval smith
5. second-language phonology: the role of perception 109
paola escudero
6. the visual element in phonological perception and learning 135
debra m. hardison
7. sounds, brain, and evolution: or, why phonology is plural 159
april mcmahon
8. situated phonologies:
patterns of phonology in discourse contexts 186
elizabeth couper-kuhlen
9. phonology and literacy 219
keiko koda
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10. research and practice in developmental
phonological disorders 245
fiona e. gibbon
11. technological advances in researching
and teaching phonology 279
dorothy m. chun
subject index 300
language index 314
author index 316
notes on contributors
Dorothy M. Chun is Professor of German and Applied Linguistics at
the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds a PhD from the
University of California, Berkeley.
Elizabeth Couper-Kuhlen holds the Chair in Present-day English
Language and Linguistics at the University of Potsdam. She holds a
Doctoral degree from the University of Freiburg and a Postdoctoral degree
from the University of Zurich.
Paola Escudero is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Phonetic
Sciences of the University of Amsterdam. She holds a PhD in Linguistics
from Utrecht University.
Fiona E. Gibbon is Professor and Head of Speech and Hearing Sciences at
Queen Margaret University College in Edinburgh. She is a qualified speech
and language therapist and holds a PhD from the University of Luton.
Debra M. Hardison is Associate Professor of Linguistics in the MA TESOL
and PhD Second Language Studies Programs at Michigan State University.
She holds a PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University.
Paul Kerswill is Professor of Linguistics at Lancaster University. He holds
a PhD in Linguistics from Cambridge University.
Keiko Koda is Professor of Modern Languages at Carnegie Mellon
University in Pennsylvania. She holds a PhD in Education from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
April McMahon is Forbes Professor of English Language at the University
of Edinburgh. She holds a PhD in English Language/Linguistics from the
University of Edinburgh.
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