1 Introduction: Phonetics and Philology; 2 The Italic Sound Change: Background; 3 Philology: The Evidence for the Italic Development; 4 The Traditional Arguments Reviewed; 5 Phonetics, Predictions, Parallels; 6 A Phonetic Explanation for the Italic Development; 7 Concluding Remarks; Bibliography; Index of words; General index
Summary
This book presents an exhaustive treatment of a long-standing problem of Proto-Indo-European and Italic philology, the development of the Proto-Indo-European voiced aspirates in the ancient languages of Italy. In so doing, it tackles a central issue of historical linguistics, the plausibility of explanations for sound change. The book argues that a solution to the problem can only be offered by combining the results of a traditional philological investigation with the resources of a. neighbouring discipline, experimental phonetics. It will be of interest to scholars and advanced students of hi
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-250) and indexes
