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Chapter 4: Phonology

  • Robert Murray
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Volume 2 Old English
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Abstract

The investigation of Old English phonology has been incessant over the decades and carried out from the vantage point of many different theoretical perspectives, but it remains a remarkable fact of our neogrammarian legacy that fundamental aspects of their Old English analyses have weathered the changing theoretical winds particularly well. This high degree of consensus allows us to present a very broad, relatively uncontroversial overview of many fundamental aspects of OE phonology. At the same time, of course, problematic areas remain, and some controversies of perennial interest are indicated.

Abstract

The investigation of Old English phonology has been incessant over the decades and carried out from the vantage point of many different theoretical perspectives, but it remains a remarkable fact of our neogrammarian legacy that fundamental aspects of their Old English analyses have weathered the changing theoretical winds particularly well. This high degree of consensus allows us to present a very broad, relatively uncontroversial overview of many fundamental aspects of OE phonology. At the same time, of course, problematic areas remain, and some controversies of perennial interest are indicated.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Table of Contents V
  3. Abbreviations VII
  4. Chapter 1: Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 2: Pre-Old English 8
  6. Chapter 3: Old English: Overview 32
  7. Chapter 4: Phonology 50
  8. Chapter 5: Morphology 73
  9. Chapter 6: Syntax 100
  10. Chapter 7: Semantics and Lexicon 125
  11. Chapter 8: Pragmatics and Discourse 140
  12. Chapter 9: Dialects 160
  13. Chapter 10: Language Contact: Latin 187
  14. Chapter 11: English Contact: Norse 202
  15. Chapter 12: Standardization 220
  16. Chapter 13: Literary Language 236
  17. Chapter 14: Early Textual Resources 254
  18. Index 271
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110525304-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Table of Contents V
  3. Abbreviations VII
  4. Chapter 1: Introduction 1
  5. Chapter 2: Pre-Old English 8
  6. Chapter 3: Old English: Overview 32
  7. Chapter 4: Phonology 50
  8. Chapter 5: Morphology 73
  9. Chapter 6: Syntax 100
  10. Chapter 7: Semantics and Lexicon 125
  11. Chapter 8: Pragmatics and Discourse 140
  12. Chapter 9: Dialects 160
  13. Chapter 10: Language Contact: Latin 187
  14. Chapter 11: English Contact: Norse 202
  15. Chapter 12: Standardization 220
  16. Chapter 13: Literary Language 236
  17. Chapter 14: Early Textual Resources 254
  18. Index 271
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