Fortis and Lenis in Germanic

Gerda I Alexander (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

198 Seiten

1983
Peter Lang Publishing Inc (Verlag)
978-0-8204-0028-0 (ISBN)

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This study represents a bold reanalysis of the phonemic system of Germanic consonants. The accepted primary voiced-voiceless phonemic contrast is replaced by fortis-lenis, whose origin is projected back into Proto-Germanic. It is proposed to view the Germanic consonant shift as the result of lenition in Gmc. /b d g f X s X/ and of strengthening of articulation in Gmc. /p t k/. Voice and spirantization are characteristic of the lenis members, whereas voicelessness and extraduration are characteristic of fortis. This concept, backed by orthographic, comparative and acoustic phonetic data, supplies not only a simpler and more plausible development into the daughter languages, but also provides a common element in the explanation of the First and Second Sound Shift.

Contents: A primary fortis-lenis contrast replaces the accepted voiced-voiceless one in Germanic and, backed by acoustic phonetics, is found superior in explaining development from Germanic and relating the First to the Second Sound Shift.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	31.12.1983
Reihe/Serie	American University Studies ; 18
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	350 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Sprach- und Wörterbuch / Deutsch
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Germanistik
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	0-8204-0028-9 / 0820400289
ISBN-13	978-0-8204-0028-0 / 9780820400280
Zustand	Neuware