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ParisView BookThis volume of The Science of Language approaches Speech Sounds and Phonetics from the standpoint of 'Foundational Questions'. It emphasizes how to pose a defined interpretive problem and provides a structured route to a critical reading supported by attributable textual or cultural evidence.
Introduction — Speech Sounds and Phonetics: Foundational Questions (The Science of Language) 1. Defining the Cultural or Textual Question — an inquiry into speech sounds and phonetics 2. Key Terms and Conceptual Boundaries — the implications of foundational questions 3. Historical and Social Context — evidence surrounding speech sounds and phonetics 4. The Primary Material and Its Sources — a case framed by foundational questions 5. A Close Reading of Speech Sounds and Phonetics 6. The Foundational Questions Method 7. Comparative Perspectives — evidence surrounding speech sounds and phonetics 8. Evidence for Interpretation — a case framed by foundational questions 9. Competing Scholarly Arguments — an inquiry into speech sounds and phonetics 10. Power, Language, and Social Meaning — the implications of foundational questions 11. A More Complex Case — evidence surrounding speech sounds and phonetics 12. Guided Analytical Exercises — a case framed by foundational questions 13. Limits, Translations, and Attribution — an inquiry into speech sounds and phonetics 14. Further Critical Reading — the implications of foundational questions Conclusion — Synthesis, Limitations, and Further Study