Description

• Title:
  The Sounds of Europe
• Creator:
  Stolz, Thomas;
  Urdze, Aina;
  Otsuka, Hitomi
• Description:
  This article is meant to demonstrate not only that it is possible technically but that it also makes sense linguistically to study phonological phenomena in a pan-European perspective. To prove our point, we employ the current comparative methodology associated with the framework of typologically-inspired areal linguistics. The data are evaluated quantitatively. We focus on the classes of velar and post-velar fricatives with phoneme status. Our investigation is based empirically on data drawn from a sample of 157 contemporary varieties spoken in Europe. Our results are indicative of a non-random distribution of the above classes of phonemes. Genetic, typological and areal factors are discussed as potential explanations of the observed geo-linguistic distribution of velar and post-velar fricatives on European soil. The general conclusion we draw is that it is high time to develop a research program which is dedicated to the continent-wide in-depth study of the phonological make-up of Europe.
• Object availability:
  free access
• Rights:
  Prawa autorskie (c) 2011 Thomas Stolz, Aina Urdze, Hitomi Otsuka;
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
• Date:
  2011.08.26
• Type:
  info:eu-repo/semantics/article;
  info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
• Language:
  English;
  eng
• Source:
  Lingua Posnaniensis; Vol. 53 No. 1; 87-108;
  Lingua Posnaniensis; Tom 53 Nr 1; 87-108;
  2083-6090
• Format:
  application/pdf
• Publisher:
  Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan
• Relation: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/linpo/article/view/v10122-011-0007-4/28715
• Subject:
  fricatives;
  phonology;
  typology;
  areal linguistics
• Identifier: http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/linpo/article/view/v10122-011-0007-4
• Data provider:
  Platforma Otwartych Czasopism Naukowych UAM
• Can I use it?:
  seek permission
• Type:
  text