Old English and the Theory of Phonology
Author | : Bezalel E. Dresher |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2018-09-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 1138317179 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781138317178 |
Rating | : 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Download or read book Old English and the Theory of Phonology written by Bezalel E. Dresher and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1985. This title is a study in the synchronic and diachronic phonology and morphology of the Mercian dialect of Old English. It is particularly concerned with issues in the theory of phonology that have been the subject of the ¿abstractness controversy¿, which developed in response to the theory of phonology put forward by Chomsky and Hale. This title will be of interest to students of English language and linguistics.