Overview
Phonology as Human Behavior brings work in human cognition, behavior, and communication to bear on the study of phonology-the theory of sound systems in language. Yishai Tobin extends the ideas of William Diver-an influential linguist whose investigations into phonology reflect the principle that language represents a constant search for maximum communication with minimal effort-as a part of a new theory of phonology as human behavior. Showing the far-reaching psycho- and sociolinguistic utility of this theory, Tobin demonstrates its applicability to the teaching of phonetics, text analysis, and the theory of language acquisition. Tobin describes the methodological connection between phonological theory and phonetics by way of a comprehensive and insightful survey of phonology’s controversial role in twentieth-century linguistics. He reviews the work of Saussure, Jakobson, Troubetzkoy, Martinet, Zipf, and Diver, among others, and discusses issues in distributional phonology through analyses of English, Italian, Latin, Hebrew, and Yiddish. Using his theory to explain various functional and pathological speech disorders, Tobin examines a wide range of deviant speech processes in aphasia, the speech of the hearing-impaired, and other syndromes of organic origin. Phonology as Human Behavior provides a unique set of principles connecting the phylogeny, ontogeny, and pathology of sound systems in human language.
Full Product Details
Author: Yishai Tobin
Publisher: Duke University Press
Imprint: Duke University Press
Weight: 0.880kg
ISBN: 9780822318088
ISBN 10: 0822318083
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 16 April 1997
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Tobin's book is an exemplary scholarly work on phonological theory as seen from the perspective of the Columbia-Diver school of linguistics. The inclusion of clinical studies serves as a finely constructed bridge between the realm of linguistics proper and the numerous applications of linguistic theory in the fields of psychology and speech analysis. -Edna Andrews, Duke University
Tobin's book is an exemplary scholarly work on phonological theory as seen from the perspective of the Columbia-Diver school of linguistics. The inclusion of clinical studies serves as a finely constructed bridge between the realm of linguistics proper and the numerous applications of linguistic theory in the fields of psychology and speech analysis. - Edna Andrews, Duke University
Author Information
Yishai Tobin is Professor of Linguistics Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel.
