Gemination, Lenition, and Vowel Lengthening: On the History of Quantity in Germanic

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series)

by Kurt Gustav Goblirsch

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The processes of gemination, lenition, and vowel lengthening are central to the study of phonology, as they reveal much about the treatment of quantity in a given language. Using data from older language stages, modern dialects and standard languages, this study examines the interdependence of vowel and consonant quantity in the history of the Germanic branch of Indo-European. Kurt Goblirsch focusses on the various geminations in Old Germanic languages...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1108928943

ISBN13:9781108928946

Release Date:October 2020

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:294 Pages

Weight:0.88 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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