Phonetics and philology
Subtitle: sound change in Italic
By: Jane Stuart-Smith.
Series: [Oxford linguistics]
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: Aspiration (Phonetics); Grammar, Comparative and general -- Phonology; Italic languages and dialects -- Phonology; Indo-European languages -- Phonology
Description: Presents a treatment of a long-standing problem of Proto-Indo-European and Italic philology, the development of the Proto-Indo-European voiced aspirates in the ancient languages of Italy. In so doing, this work tackles a central issue of historical linguistics, the plausibility of explanations for sound change.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-250) and indexes.
Series statement on jacket.