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The Historical Phonology of Vowel Length (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) (Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics) - Hardcover

Book 18 of 43: Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics

De Chene, Brent

 
9780415723930: The Historical Phonology of Vowel Length (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics) (Routledge Library Editions: Linguistics)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415723930 ISBN 13: 9780415723930
Publisher: Routledge, 2014

Synopsis

Data from a variety of languages are offered in support of the claim that although there are several processes by which languages commonly add to an already existing stock of long vowels, there is only one mechanism by which a language without a distinction of vocalic length commonly introduces such a distinction. This mechanism is the coalescence of vowel sequences, typically after loss of intervocalic consonants. This book examines vowels lengths, their differences and their effects on language.

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Brent de Chene

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415723930
ISBN 13 
9780415723930
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
354