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The Sounds of Language: An Inquiry into the Role of Genetic Factors in the Development of Sound Systems
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Sounds of Language: An Inquiry into the Role of Genetic Factors in the Development of Sound Systems
Contributors:
By (Author) Leonard F. Brosnahan
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:
Praeger Publishers Inc
Publication Date:
21st April 1982
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
414
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Hardback
Number of Pages:
250
Description
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.
Author Bio
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