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Quantity Adjustment : Vowel Lengthening and Shortening in Early Middle English (Cambridge Studies in Linguistics)
Quantity Adjustment Vowel Lengthening and Shortening in Early Middle English - Cambridge Studies in Linguistics
Author: Nikolaus Ritt
Using an innovative theoretical framework, Dr. Ritt describes the phenomenon of the change in vowel length in early Middle English, and sets out to account for its occurrence. He shows that the changes stem from universal principles that govern the way in which humans use speech sounds to communicate. He examines why these principles only some...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521462327
ISBN-10: 0521462320
Publication Date: 2/24/1995
Pages: 216
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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