| From Regularity to Anomaly: Inflectional I-Umlaut in Middle English Contributor(s): Viereck, Wolfgang (Editor), Krygier, Marcin (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631324294 ISBN-13: 9783631324295 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $81.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Phonetics & Phonology - Foreign Language Study | English As A Second Language - Language Arts & Disciplines | Speech & Pronunciation |
| Dewey: 427.02 |
| Series: Bamberger Beitraege Zur Englischen Sprachwissenschaft / Bamb |
| Physical Information: 313 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book discusses the removal of i-umlaut alternations from the inflectional system of Middle English. After presenting the scope and nature of the process in Germanic languages, it offers a detailed investigation into its lexicalisation in main dialects of Middle English. The observed developments are viewed as an interplay of four main factors: the degree of optimal patterning, type frequency, language contact and paradigmatic pressure. |