Nasal Vowel Evolution in Romance
Author | : Rodney Sampson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 440 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 0198238487 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780198238485 |
Rating | : 4/5 (485 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Nasal Vowel Evolution in Romance by : Rodney Sampson
Download or read book Nasal Vowel Evolution in Romance written by Rodney Sampson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a wide range of philological and linguistic materials, Rodney Sampson provides for the first time a detailed comparative study tracing the rise and pattern of the evolution of nasal vowels in Romance; a family of language in which vowel nasalization has been richly represented. Developments across all the standard varieties and some non-standard varieties are considered, enabling broad characteristics of vowel nasalization in Romance to be identified.