Alliteration and Sound Change in Early English (Hardcover, New)

This study uses evidence from early English poetry to determine when certain sound changes took place in the transition from Old to Middle English. It builds on the premise that alliteration in early English verse reflects faithfully the identity and similarity of stressed syllable onsets; it is based on the acoustic signal and not on the visual identity of letters. Examination of the behaviour of onset clusters leads to new conclusions regarding the causes for the special treatment of sp-, st-, sk-, and the chronology and motivation of cluster reduction.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Release date:	March 2003
First published:	2003
Authors:	Donka Minkova (Professor)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	422
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-57317-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Sociolinguistics Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General
LSN:	0-521-57317-3
Barcode:	9780521573177

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