This book brings together papers on various aspects of prosodic development from a generative linguistic perspective. It addresses issues such as the relationship between tone, stress and quantity, the evidence for prosodic change from metrics and discusses the role of analogy, language contact, and language acquisition in change. The unique combination of different methodologies and perspectives investigating development in prosodic systems provides a new and broader scope on historical linguistics.
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This book brings together papers on various aspects of prosodic development from a generative linguistic perspective. It addresses issues such as the relationship between tone, stress and quantity, the evidence for prosodic change from metrics and discusses the role of analogy, language contact, and language acquisition in change.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9783110166842
Publisert
2002-12-12
Utgiver
Vendor
De Gruyter Mouton
Vekt
802 gr
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
471
Biographical note
Paula Fikkert teaches at the Dutch Department of the University of Nijmegen.
Haike Jacobs is Associate Professor at the University of Nijmegen and the Free University of Amsterdam.