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Hylomorphic taxonomy and William Holder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

David Abercrombie
David Abercrombie
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Emeritus Professor, University of Edinburgh13 Grosvenor Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 5EL, U.K.
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Extract

The ‘hylomorphic’ distinction between MATTER and FORM was the basis, for many seventeenth century writers, of the analysis of the sound of speech. MATTER was breath, to which FORM was given by articulations of the organs of speech.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 16 , Issue 1 , June 1986 , pp. 4 - 7
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1986

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