{"product_id":"consonantal-sound-change-in-american-english-an-analysis-of-clustered-sibilants-hardback-9781316512722","title":"Consonantal Sound Change in American English; An Analysis of Clustered Sibilants (Hardback) 9781316512722","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eConsonantal Sound Change in American English\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Analysis of Clustered Sibilants\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFocusing on \/str\/-retraction, this book uses a combination of phonological and sociolinguistic theories to explore consonantal sound change.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWiebke H. Ahlers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316512722, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 24 August 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e180 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 19 x 1.9 cm, 0.509 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eResearch on sound change often focuses on vowels, yet consonantal sound change also offers fascinating insights into language development and variation. This pioneering book provides a detailed investigation of consonantal sound change in English, by analyzing a large corpus of specifically designed field recordings from Austin, Texas. It offers one of the most in-depth analyses of \/str\/-retraction to date, drawing comparisons with studies of change in the distinguishing phonetic features of other varieties of English, and with studies of \/str\/-retraction in other Germanic languages. It further deepens our understanding of sound change by including qualitative data to position the sound change in the social reality of Austin, showing that specific sound changes are universally driven by age, gender and ethnicity. The results provide a testing ground for models of sociolinguistic and sound change, and highlight the importance of the social fabric of language in modeling language change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Phonetic and phonological background for sibilant analysis\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sound change\u003cbr\u003e 4. Methodology and data\u003cbr\u003e 5. Results\u003cbr\u003e 6. Discussion\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Phonetics, phonology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Phonetics, phonology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Phonetics,%20phonology%20%5BCFH%5D%22\"\u003eCFH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46281769189656,"sku":"9781316512722","price":80.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316512722i.jpg?v=1696681613","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/consonantal-sound-change-in-american-english-an-analysis-of-clustered-sibilants-hardback-9781316512722","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}