The History of Final Vowels in English: The Sound of Muting

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The History of Final Vowels in English

The Sound of Muting

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1991

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Chapter 1. Schwa in the history of English Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Chapter 2. More background: Accounts of schwa loss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	15
Chapter 3. Textual evidence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	35
Chapter 4. Phonological aspects of schwa loss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	87
Chapter 5. Morphological aspects of schwa loss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	125
Chapter 6. Early schwa deletion as a prosodie phenomenon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	155
Chapter 7. Schwa preservation in Late Middle English as a prosodie phenomenon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	171
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	193
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217

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eBook published on:

December 4, 2012

eBook ISBN:

9783110889512

Hardcover published on:

October 1, 1991

Hardcover ISBN:

9783110127638

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Reprint 2012

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Front matter:

11

Main content:

220

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110889512

eBook ISBN: 9783110889512

Hardcover ISBN: 9783110127638

Keywords for this book

Englisch; Schwa; Geschichte

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