Development in Prosodic Systems by Paula Fikkert

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Summary

This book brings together papers on various aspects of prosodic development from a generative linguistic perspective. It addresses issues such as the relationship between tone, stress and quantity, the evidence for prosodic change from metrics and discusses the role of analogy, language contact, and language acquisition in change.

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Development in Prosodic Systems by Paula Fikkert

This book brings together papers on various aspects of prosodic development from a generative linguistic perspective. It addresses issues such as the relationship between tone, stress and quantity, the evidence for prosodic change from metrics and discusses the role of analogy, language contact, and language acquisition in change. The unique combination of different methodologies and perspectives investigating development in prosodic systems provides a new and broader scope on historical linguistics.

Paula Fikkert teaches at the Dutch Department of the University of Nijmegen.

Haike Jacobs is Associate Professor at the University of Nijmegen and the Free University of Amsterdam.

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ISBN 13 9783110166842
ISBN 10 3110166844
Title Development in Prosodic Systems
Author Paula Fikkert
Series Studies In Generative Grammar [Sgg]
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher De Gruyter
Year published 2002-12-12
Number of pages 471
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.