Gemination, Lenition, and Vowel Lengthening: On the History of Quantity in Germanic

by Kurt Gustav Goblirsch

Book Overview

The processes of gemination, lenition, and vowel lengthening are central to the study of phonology, as they reveal much about the treatment of quantity in a given language. Using data from older language stages, modern dialects and standard languages, this study examines the interdependence of vowel and consonant quantity in the history of the Germanic branch of Indo-European. Kurt Goblirsch focusses on the various geminations in Old Germanic languages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108928943
• ISBN13: 9781108928946
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"