Rodney Sampson

Vowel Prosthesis in Romance

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents a comparative, historical account of vowel prosthesis (the appearance of a non-etymological vowel at the beginning of a word) in the Romance languages. The author describes in detail the formal characteristics, historical trajectory, and likely causes of the different types of prosthesis operating in Romance.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 603g
• ISBN-13: 9780199541157
• ISBN-10: 0199541159
• Artikelnr.: 27379663

Autorenporträt

Rodney Sampson has taught at Bristol University throughout his academic career. He was made Reader in 1999 before being appointed to a personal chair in Romance Philology in 2001. His interests centre on the phonological history of the Romance languages. His books include Nasal Vowel Evolution in Romance (OUP1999)

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: Categories of Prosthesis in Romance
3: The Latin Background
4: I-prosthesis
5: A-prosthesis
6: U-prosthesis
7: Conclusions