Long Vowel Shifts in English, c. 1050-1700

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-107-05575-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 675 g

Reihe: Studies in English Language

The English language has undergone many sound changes in its long history. Some of these changes had a profound effect on the pronunciation of the language. A number of these significant instances of language evolution are generally grouped together and termed the 'Great Vowel Shift'. These changes are generally considered to be unrelated to other, similar long-vowel changes taking place a little earlier. This book assesses an extensive range of irregular Middle English spellings for all these changes, with a view to identifying the real course of events: the dates, the chronology, and the dialects that stand out as being innovative. Using empirical evidence to offer a fresh perspective and drawing new, convincing conclusions, Stenbrenden offers an interpretation of the history of the English language which may change our view of sound change completely.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stenbrenden, Gjertrud Flermoen

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Phonetik, Phonologie, Prosodie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. The development of OE a 3. The development of OE ? 4. The development of OE e and eo; 5. The development of ME i 6. The development of OE o 7. The development of ME u 8. The development of OE ? 9. Summary and conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Stenbrenden, Gjertrud Flermoen
Gjertrud Flermoen Stenbrenden is Associate Professor of English Language at the University of Oslo.