A Historical Phonology of English:

Charts the historical development of the English phonological systemGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748634682','ISBN:9780748634699','ISBN:9780748634975','ISBN:9780748677559','ISBN:9780748677542']);A thorough and fascinating exploration of the...

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1. Verfasser: Minkova, Donka (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Schriftenreihe:Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced : ETELAA
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Zusammenfassung:Charts the historical development of the English phonological systemGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748634682','ISBN:9780748634699','ISBN:9780748634975','ISBN:9780748677559','ISBN:9780748677542']);A thorough and fascinating exploration of the evolution of English' phonological structure, this book traces the history of individual sounds and their representation through Old, Middle, Early Modern and Present Day English.Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book covers the sounds of English, consonantal histories, Middle English dialects, vowel quality and quantity in Early Modern English, the English stress system and Early English verse forms to demonstrate how the present form of the language is indebted to its past.Key FeaturesPlaces linguistic findings into historical, literary and social contextsExplains Modern English's phonological features in terms of its developmentPlease click on the following link to download the online companion to be used together with the book: Online Companion to A Historical Phonology of English
Beschreibung:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (440 pages)
ISBN:9780748634699
DOI:10.1515/9780748634699

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