Vowel-Shifting in the English Language : : An Evolutionary Account / / Kamil Kaźmierski.
English has long been suspected to be a vowel-shifting language. This hypothesis, often only adumbrated in previous work, is closely investigated in this book. Framed within a novel framework combining evolutionary linguistics and Optimality Theory, the account proposed here argues that the replacem...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2015 Part 1 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2015] ©2015 |
Year of Publication: | 2015 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Informal outline -- 3. Data and previous accounts -- 4. Theoretical framework -- 5. The full account -- 6. Concluding remarks -- Appendix 1: Comparison to other languages -- Appendix 2: Chart of vocalic changes -- Appendix 3: Materials used for recordings -- References -- Index |
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Summary: | English has long been suspected to be a vowel-shifting language. This hypothesis, often only adumbrated in previous work, is closely investigated in this book. Framed within a novel framework combining evolutionary linguistics and Optimality Theory, the account proposed here argues that the replacement of duration by quality as the primary cue to signaling vowel oppositions has resulted in the ‘shiftiness’ of many post-medieval English varieties. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9783110366099 9783110762518 9783110700985 9783110742961 9783110439687 9783110438710 |
ISSN: | 1434-3452 ; |
DOI: | 10.1515/9783110366099 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Kamil Kaźmierski. |