From Latin to Spanish: Historical Phonology and Morphology

by Paul M. Lloyd

Book Overview

This volume was written to fill the need for a synthesis of the research that has illuminated much of the phonetic and morphological development of Spanish. Contents: On the Nature of Linguistic Change: Sound Change and Sound Laws, The Spread of a Sound Change, Causes of Sound Change, and Morphological Change: Analogy; The Latin Language; From Earlier to Later Latin; From Late Latin to Old Spanish; From Medieval to Modern Spanish; References; & Word...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0871691736
• ISBN13: 9780871691736
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: American Philosophical Society Press
• Length: 439 Pages
• Weight: 2.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"