Quantity In Historical Phonology

Author : Kristján Árnason
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521230407
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantity in Historical Phonology written by Kristján Árnason and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1980-11-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of syllable quantity and vowel length raises issues of considerable importance for phonology and historical linguistics in general. Among Indo-European languages, the phonological structure of Modern Icelandic is of particular interest because of the so-called 'quantity shift', which is part of its historical background and which changed the inherited Old Icelandic structure. In this rich case-study Dr Arnason analyses the changes that led to the shift, using among other things the metrical works as evidence. He shows that in Modern Icelandic vowel length is determined by syllabic quantity, which is in turn defined by stress. Close attention is paid to related phenomena in other languages and, against this comparative background, Dr Arnason calls into question the validity and theoretical status of existing 'explanations' of linguistic change. This is then a study for those interested in Scandinavian languages but it has wider theoretical implications for all historical linguists.

Author : Kristján Árnason
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521103831
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantity in Historical Phonology written by Kristján Árnason and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-12-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of syllable quantity and vowel length raises issues of considerable importance for phonology and historical linguistics in general. Among Indo-European languages, the phonological structure of Modern Icelandic is of particular interest because of the so-called 'quantity shift', which is part of its historical background and which changed the inherited Old Icelandic structure. In this rich case-study Dr Arnason analyses the changes that led to the shift, using among other things the metrical works as evidence. He shows that in Modern Icelandic vowel length is determined by syllabic quantity, which is in turn defined by stress. Close attention is paid to related phenomena in other languages and, against this comparative background, Dr Arnason calls into question the validity and theoretical status of existing 'explanations' of linguistic change. This is then a study for those interested in Scandinavian languages but it has wider theoretical implications for all historical linguists.

Author : Oskar Bandle
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 9783110171495
Total Pages : 1194 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Nordic Languages written by Oskar Bandle and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2002 with total page 1194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The handbook is not tied to a particular methodology but keeps in principle to a pronounced methodological pluralism, encompassing all aspects of actual methodology. Moreover it combines diachronic with synchronic-systematic aspects, longitudinal sections with cross-sections (periods such as Old Norse, transition from Old Norse to Early Modern Nordic, Early Modern Nordic 1550-1800 and so on). The description of Nordic language history is built upon a comprehensive collection of linguistic data; it consists of more than 200 articles written by a multitude of authors from Scandinavian and German and English speaking countries. The organization of the book combines a central part on the detailed chronological developments and some chapters of a more general character: chapters on theory and methodology in the beginning and on overlapping spatio-temporal topics in the end.

Author : Patrick Honeybone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199232814
Total Pages : 817 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology written by Patrick Honeybone and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This critical overview examines every aspect of the field including its history, key current research questions and methods, theoretical perspectives, and sociolinguistic factors. The authors represent leading proponents of every theoretical perspective. The book is a valuable resource for phonologists and a stimulating guide for their students.

Author : Donka Minkova
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 074863469X
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Phonology of English written by Donka Minkova and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough and fascinating exploration of the evolution of English' phonological structure, this book traces the history of individual sounds and their representation through Old, Middle, Early Modern and Present Day English.Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book covers the sounds of English, consonantal histories, Middle English dialects, vowel quality and quantity in Early Modern English, the English stress system and Early English verse forms to demonstrate how the present form of the language is indebted to its past.Key Features: Places linguistic findings into historical, literary and social contextsExplains Modern English's phonological features in terms of its developmentAdditional exercises, references and suggestions for further reading will be available on the book's webpage

Author : Zuzanna Topolinska
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110813386
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Historical Phonology of the Kashubian Dialects of Polish written by Zuzanna Topolinska and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2012-05-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul M. Lloyd
Publisher : American Philosophical Society
ISBN 13 : 9780871691736
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book From Latin to Spanish: Historical phonology and morphology of the Spanish language written by Paul M. Lloyd and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 1987 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lloyd presents an historical grammar of Spanish that includes 20th-century research on Romance and Spanish languages. He offers a synthesis of the research that has illuminated much of the phonetic and morphological development of Spanish.

Author : Patrick Honeybone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191643645
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology written by Patrick Honeybone and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive and critical overview of historical phonology as it stands today. Scholars from around the world consider and advance research in every aspect of the field. In doing so they demonstrate the continuing vitality and some continuing themes of one of the oldest sub-disciplines of linguistics. The book is divided into six parts. The first considers key current research questions, the early history of the field, and the structuralist context for work on segmental change. The second examines evidence and methods, including phonological reconstruction, typology, and computational and quantitative approaches. Part III looks at types of phonological change, including stress, tone, and morphophonological change. Part IV explores a series of controversial aspects within the field, including the effects of first language acquisition, the status of lexical diffusion and exceptionless change, and the role of individuals in innovation. Part V considers theoretical perspectives on phonological change, including those of evolutionary phonology and generative historical phonology. The final part examines sociolinguistic and exogenous factors in phonological change, including the study of change in real time, the role of second language acquisition, and loanword adaptation. The authors, who represent leading proponents of every theoretical perspective, consider phonological change over a wide range of the world's language families. The handbook is, in sum, a valuable resource for phonologists and historical linguists and a stimulating guide for their students.

Author : Edmund Gussmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521574280
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Phonology written by Edmund Gussmann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-01-03 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear and concise, this textbook is an introduction to phonology for students which assumes no prior knowledge of this area of linguistics and provides an overall view of the field which can be covered within one year. The book does not confine itself to any specific theoretical approach and can therefore be used for study within any framework and also to prepare students for work in more specialised frameworks such as Optimality Theory, Government, Dependency, and Declarative Phonology. Each chapter focuses on a particular set of theoretical issues including segments, syllables, feet, and phonological processing. Gussmann explores these areas using data drawn from a variety of languages including English, Icelandic, Russian, Irish, Finnish, Turkish, and others. Suggestions for further reading and summaries at the end of each chapter enable students to find their way to more advanced phonological work.

Author : Henning Andersen
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027278326
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Linguistics 1987 written by Henning Andersen and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume contains 37 papers originally presented at the 8th International Conference on Historical Linguistics in Lille, France. The papers bring historical data to bear on issues in theoretical linguistics, both descriptive and diachronic or deal with specific questions in the history of individual languages. The theoretical issues range from phonology over morphology and syntax to the lexicon, as well as questions of historical dialectology, language contact, the theory of linguistic change, and problems of comparative reconstruction. The languages discussed are Finno-Ugric and Indo-European, most of the papers dealing with Germanic and Romance languages (especially English and French), but some being devoted to Greek, Celtic, Slavic, and Hittite.