Brent De Chene

The Historical Phonology of Vowel Length (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Data from a variety of languages are offered in support of the claim that although there are several processes by which languages commonly add to an already existing stock of long vowels, there is only one mechanism by which a language without a distinction of vocalic length commonly introduces such a distinction. This mechanism is the coalescence of vowel sequences, typically after loss of intervocalic consonants. This book examines vowels lengths, their differences and their effects on language.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317933199
• Artikelnr.: 40344374

Autorenporträt

Brent de Chene

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Origins of Distinctive Vowel Length 2. Syllable and Mora as Units in
Verse and Accentuation 3. Compensatory Lengthening 4. Compensatory
Lengthening as Assimilation 5. Conclusion: Vowel Length and Syllable
Structure