Long-vowel shifts in English, c. 1050-1700 : evidence from spelling

• Tác giả: Gjertrud Flermoen Stenbrenden
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-1107055759
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 427.02 Middle English, 1100-1500
• Thông tin xuất bản: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
• Mô tả vật lý: xvii, 342 pages : , illustrations ; , 24 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Ngôn ngữ
• ID: 153668
• Chủ đề: 1. English language--Grammar, Generative; 2. English language--Phonology, Historical; 3. English language--Pronunciation; 4. English language--Orthography and spelling--Middle English, 1100-1500; 5. English language--Vowels--Middle English, 1100-1500; 6. English language--Orthography and spelling--Old English, ca. 450-1100; 7. English language--Vowels--Old English, ca. 450-1100; 8. Linguistic change--History; 9. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-337) and index.

Tóm tắt

"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"-- Provided by publisher.