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

by Leonard F. Brosnahan

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313233531
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/21/1982
Edition description:	REPRINT
Pages:	250
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.62(d)