This book investigates the cause and consequences of linguistic change through an analysis of the fate of os! in the Romance languages. A comparison of the mechanism of the weakening of os! 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 os! 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.
| ISBN: | 9780820407609 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 1989 |
| Author: | Diana R Seklaoui |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 258 pages |
| Series: | Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures |
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Language: reference and general |
This book investigates the cause and consequences of linguistic change through an analysis of the fate of os! in the Romance languages. A comparison of the mechanism of the weakening of os! 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 os! 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.
Change and Compensation features in the following genres: Language: reference and general
Change and Compensation is available in Hardback
Change and Compensation was written by Diana R Seklaoui and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Change and Compensation has 258 pages
Yes it is part of Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures series