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Categories and concepts in phonology: Theory and practice

Helen Beatrice Fraser

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Abstract

The first part of this chapter brings together some ideas about the role of words and concepts that are widely agreed in theories of language and cognition, and suggests it would be reasonable to expect these ideas to be applied to the words and concepts used within those theories. The second part argues that this is not always the case. Theorists sometimes use words and concepts in a way that is at odds with their own theories about language and cognition. An explanation for this is offered, and a method for detecting and correcting problems that arise from it is proposed. The focus is phonology, and its application in human (as opposed to computational) domains, such as pronunciation teaching.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMental States: Language and cognitive structure
EditorsAndrea C. Schalley, Drew Khlentzos
Place of PublicationAmsterdam, Netherlands
PublisherJohn Benjamins Publishing Company
Pages311-330
Volume2
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9789027231031
Publication statusPublished - 2007

Publication series

NameStudies in Language Companion Series
Number93

Keywords

  • Linguistic Structures (incl Grammar, Phonology, Lexicon, Semantics)

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