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Development in Prosodic Systems (Reprint 2011)

Fikkert, Paula(Edited by)Jacobs, Haike(Edited by)
Part of the Studies in Generative Grammar [Sgg] series
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This book brings together papers on various aspects of prosodic development from a generative linguistic perspective.

It addresses issues such as the relationship between tone, stress and quantity, the evidence for prosodic change from metrics and discusses the role of analogy, language contact, and language acquisition in change.

The unique combination of different methodologies and perspectives investigating development in prosodic systems provides a new and broader scope on historical linguistics.

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Product Details
Mouton de Gruyter
3111809366 / 9783111809366
Mixed media product
414.6
01/01/2003
Germany
471 pages
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