Description |
1 online resource (xi, 163 pages) |
Series |
Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 231 |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 231. 0304-0763
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Contents |
COMPARATIVE HISTORICAL DIALECTO LOGY; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2. SUBSTRATUM; CHAPTER 3. CRUCIAL INGREDIENTS: INTERVOCALIC VOICING IN LATIN, ASSIMILATION AT WORD BOUNDARIES; CHAPTER 4. VOICING IN WESTERN ROMANCE; CHAPTER 5. PALATALIZATION OF WORD-INITIAL /l/ AND /n/ IN IBERO-ROMANCE; CHAPTER 6. LOOSE ENDS: NON-VOICING IN RUMANIA AND THE DIALECTS OF THE PYRENEES, IRREGULAR VOICING IN ITALIAN; CHAPTER 7. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; INDEX OF TERMS AND CONCEPTS; INDEX OF NAMES |
Summary |
This brief monograph explores the historical motivations for two sets of phonological changes in some varieties of Romance: restructured voicing of intervocalic /p t k/, and palatalization of initial /l/ and /n/. These developments have been treated repeatedly over the decades, yet neither has enjoyed a satisfactory solution. This book attempts to demonstrate that both outcomes are ultimately attributable to the loss of early pan-Romance consonant gemination. This study is of interest not only to the language-specific field of historical Romance linguistics, but also to general historical lingu |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
Subject |
Romance languages -- Phonology, Historical
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Romance languages -- Phonology, Comparative
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Romance languages -- Voice
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- French.
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Romance Languages (Other)
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Romance languages -- Phonology, Historical
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2002027965 |
ISBN |
9789027275394 |
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9027275394 |
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9781588113139 |
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1588113132 |
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1283312158 |
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9781283312158 |
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9027247390 |
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9789027247391 |
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