semantic and discourse considerations. Umlaut Phenomena in Early New High German Discourse is an investigation of the spread and regularization of umlaut in Early New High German that focuses on semantic and pragmatic influences. In a detailed analysis of excerpts from three texts - Brant's Narrenschiff, von Tepl's Ackermann von Boehmen, and Luther's Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen - lexical items displaying variation in umlaut spelling are compared in an attempt to isolate discourse factors that influenced the choice of each variant. This work differs from other studies on umlaut in that, on the basis of evidence from these Early New High German texts, it postulates that the development of umlaut was not only a phonological matter, but was in fact significantly influenced by semantic and discourse considerations.
| ISBN: | 9780820430843 |
| Publication date: | 1st November 1999 |
| Author: | Lee Forester |
| Publisher: | P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc. |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 276 pages |
| Series: | Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics |
| Genres: |
Language: reference and general Historical and comparative linguistics Phonetics, phonology Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation Semiotics / semiology |
semantic and discourse considerations. Umlaut Phenomena in Early New High German Discourse is an investigation of the spread and regularization of umlaut in Early New High German that focuses on semantic and pragmatic influences. In a detailed analysis of excerpts from three texts - Brant's Narrenschiff, von Tepl's Ackermann von Boehmen, and Luther's Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen - lexical items displaying variation in umlaut spelling are compared in an attempt to isolate discourse factors that influenced the choice of each variant. This work differs from other studies on umlaut in that, on the basis of evidence from these Early New High German texts, it postulates that the development of umlaut was not only a phonological matter, but was in fact significantly influenced by semantic and discourse considerations.
Umlaut Phenomena in Early New High German Discourse features in the following genres: Language: reference and general, Historical and comparative linguistics, Phonetics, phonology, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Semiotics / semiology
Umlaut Phenomena in Early New High German Discourse is available in Hardback
Umlaut Phenomena in Early New High German Discourse was written by Lee Forester and published by P. Lang an imprint of Lang, Peter, Publishing Inc.
Umlaut Phenomena in Early New High German Discourse has 276 pages
Yes it is part of Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics series