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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ISBN
9783111809366
Publisert
2003-01-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Mouton de Gruyter
Aldersnivå
06, P, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Product format
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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.