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Chapter 6. Early schwa deletion as a prosodie phenomenon

  • Donka Minkova
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The History of Final Vowels in English
This chapter is in the book The History of Final Vowels in English
© 2012 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin.

© 2012 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Genthiner Str. 13, 10785 Berlin.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Chapter 1. Schwa in the history of English 1
  5. Chapter 2. More background: Accounts of schwa loss 15
  6. Chapter 3. Textual evidence 35
  7. Chapter 4. Phonological aspects of schwa loss 87
  8. Chapter 5. Morphological aspects of schwa loss 125
  9. Chapter 6. Early schwa deletion as a prosodie phenomenon 155
  10. Chapter 7. Schwa preservation in Late Middle English as a prosodie phenomenon 171
  11. Bibliography 193
  12. Index 217
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110889512.155

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Chapter 1. Schwa in the history of English 1
  5. Chapter 2. More background: Accounts of schwa loss 15
  6. Chapter 3. Textual evidence 35
  7. Chapter 4. Phonological aspects of schwa loss 87
  8. Chapter 5. Morphological aspects of schwa loss 125
  9. Chapter 6. Early schwa deletion as a prosodie phenomenon 155
  10. Chapter 7. Schwa preservation in Late Middle English as a prosodie phenomenon 171
  11. Bibliography 193
  12. Index 217
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