Alliteration and Sound Change in Early English |
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| Author:
| Minkova, Donka |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-511-48696-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $165.00 |
Book Description:
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This 2003 study uses evidence from early English verse to reconstruct the course of some central phonological changes in the history of the language. Examination of the behaviour of onset clusters sheds light on the special treatment of sp-, st-, sk-, and the chronology and motivation of cluster reduction.
This 2003 study uses evidence from early English verse to reconstruct the course of some central phonological changes in the history of the language. Examination of the behaviour of onset clusters sheds light on the special treatment of sp-, st-, sk-, and the chronology and motivation of cluster reduction.