Change and Compensation : Parallel Weakening of Os! in Italian, French and Spanish
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0820407607
ISBN-13
9780820407609
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 1989
Print length
258 Pages
Weight
454 grams
Dimensions
15.70 x 31.50 x 1.80 cms
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Language: reference & generalLiterary studies: general
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This book investigates the cause and consequences of linguistic change through an analysis of the fate of øs! in the Romance languages. A comparison of the mechanism of the weakening of øs! in modern Spanish with historical changes in Italian and French shows that the process is set in motion by a sound change which leads to a reduction of articulatory effort. Given the role of øs! as a number and person morpheme in these languages, its weakening leads inevitably to morphological restructuring which in no case results in an increase in the effort saved in the production of the message. The solutions adopted in the history of French and Italian provide a basis for predicting the ultimate and divergent outcomes of the ongoing processes in Spanish dialects.
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