Acoustic-Phonetics in Phonology
A special issue of Languages (ISSN 2226-471X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 408
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The role of acoustics has long been acknowledged as conditioning the types of contrasts observed in the world’s languages (e.g., Liljencrants and Lindblom, 1972; Ohala, 1996), having effects on phonological processes and the directions of sound change (e.g., Archangeli and Pulleyblank, 1994; Blevins, 2004), as well as trajectories in speech sound acquisition (e.g., Narayan, 2013). The goal of this special issue is to bring together a variety of research working within the broader exegetical framework of acoustic contributions to phonological patterning, both within/across languages and individuals. How might the acoustic peculiarities of phonetic contrasts contribute to their realization in phonologies, their acquisition, or variation and change? We invite research that either supplements or challenges any of these issues from either synchronic or diachronic positions with data from understudied languages being particularly welcome. We request that, prior to submitting a manuscript, interested authors initially submit a proposed title and an abstract of 400-600 words summarizing their intended contribution. Please send it to the guest editors ([email protected]) or to Languages editorial office ([email protected]). Abstracts will be reviewed by the guest editors for the purposes of ensuring proper fit within the scope of the special issue. Full manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer-review.References:
Archangeli, D. B., & Pulleyblank, D. G. (1994). Grounded phonology (Vol. 25). MIT Press.
Blevins, J. (2004). Evolutionary phonology: The emergence of sound patterns. Cambridge University Press.
Liljencrants, J., and Lindblom, B. (1972). ‘‘Numerical simulation of vowel quality systems. The role of perceptual contrast,’’ Language 48, 839–862.
Narayan, C. (2013). Developmental perspectives on phonological typology and sound change. In Origins of sound change: Approaches to Phonologization (Ed. A.C.L. Yu), 128–146.
Ohala, J. J. (1996). Speech perception is hearing sounds, not tongues. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 99(3), 1718–1725.Timeline:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 December 2024
Notification of Abstract Acceptance: 1 February 2025
Full Manuscript Deadline: 30 June 2025
Dr. Chandan R. Narayan
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- acoustic phonetics
- speech perception
- phonological patterns
- sound change
- language development
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