{"product_id":"9780415031653","title":"Mutation in Welsh","description":"The \"Initial Consonant Mutation\" system of Welsh is unique to Indo-European languages and has been the subject of much theoretical research. The multi-faceted nature of the phenomenon demands multi-dimensional treatment and this comprehensive book provides an integrated overview of this important feature from a wide linguistic viewpoint. In Welsh, initial consonant mutation has implications for historical and comparative analyses, phonetic description, phonological theory, syntactic theory, and the interfaces between phonetics and phonology, morphology and phonology, and phonology and syntax. It also requires examination from semantic, psycholinguistic and sociolinguistic perspectives. This study, therefore, brings together a variety of approaches to a wide range of levels of linguistic analysis, all concentrated on one unusual linguistic feature. A detailed review of past research, together with an exploration of recent theoretical advances in a number of areas, makes this a useful book for departments of Celtic studies and all scholars of comparative linguistics. This book should be of interest to postgraduates and academics; linguistics, particularly Celtic linguistics.","brand":"Martin J. Ball, Nicole Muller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45771339399486,"sku":"9780415031653","price":9384.09,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780415031653_8311d5da-2871-4e30-be66-91de1c94e6f3.jpg?v=1707251536","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780415031653","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}