Cambridge studies in linguisticsseries number 101 alliteration and sound change in early english

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This uses evidence from early English verse to determine when certain sound changes took place.



This 2003 study uses evidence from early English verse to reconstruct the course of some central phonological changes in the history of the language. It builds on the premise that alliteration reflects faithfully the acoustic identity and similarity of stressed syllable onsets. Individual chapters cover the history of the velars, the structure and history of vowel-initial syllable onsets, the behaviour of onset clusters, and the chronology and motivation of cluster reduction (gn-, kn-, hr-, hl-, hn-, hw-, wr-, wl-). Examination of the patterns of group alliteration in Old and Middle English reveals a hierarchy of cluster-internal cohesiveness which leads to new conclusions regarding the causes for the special treatment of sp-, st-, sk- in alliteration. The analysis draws on phonetically based Optimality-Theoretic models. The book presents valuable information about the medieval poetic canon and elucidates the relationship between orality and literacy in the evolution of English verse.

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Taal: en

Bindwijze: Hardcover

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 13 maart 2003

Aantal pagina's: 422

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Donka Minkova

Tweede Auteur: Donka Minkova

Hoofdredacteur: S. R. Anderson

Tweede Redacteur: Bresnan, J.

Hoofduitgeverij: Cambridge University Press

Editie: New title

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 152 mm

Product hoogte: 27 mm

Product lengte: 229 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 152 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 27 mm

Verpakking lengte: 229 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 790 g

EAN: 9780521573177

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