The Phonemic Interpretation of Long Consonants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20339014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Morris Swadesh (Yale University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1937 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1-Part1 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 1937-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/409167 |
| OpenAlex | W2330875236 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
Is phonemic procedure arbitrary? It can be, but I submit that it need not be. If one defines a phoneme as ‘one of an exhaustive list of classes of sounds in a language’ 1 , one admits an endless variety of treatments and the choice of one or another treatment is arbitrary. The ideal of exhaustiveness is not in itself sufficient to define a unique scientific procedure: But if we also take the ideals of simplicity and self-consistency, we have the basis for a non-arbitrary method, particularly in view of the essentially systematic nature of phonetic totalities. The aim of a phonemic analysis may then be stated as: the smallest number of elements having the largest number of permutations and the most systematic relationships. To attain this ideal, it is necessary to consider always the totality 2 of phenomena in the given language. A formulation as to any detail must be made on the basis of all pertinent and comparable data anywhere in the totality of the given phonetic system. In the present paper I propose to demonstrate this method in application to a selected type of phenomenon, long consonants, in different phonetic totalities. 3
Interpretation (philosophy) · Linguistics · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1937 - 2015 (79) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |