Analogy, levelling, markedness : principles of change in phonology and morphology / edited by Aditi Lahiri.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lahiri, Aditi, 1952-

Series:

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 127.

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; 127

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Linguistic change.

Analogy (Linguistics).

Markedness (Linguistics).

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Morphology.

Physical Description:

viii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : M. de Gruyter, 2000.

Summary:

Ranging from tonogenesis, stress shift, and quantity readjustment to paradigmatic levelling, allomorphy, and grammaticalization, this collection covers a wide spectrum of developments, primarily in Germanic, Romance, and Indo-Aryan. What is shared by the contributors is the view of individual changes as embedded in phonological and morphological systems. A traditional umbrella category of change in systems is that of analogy. Somewhat less sanctioned, markedness is a basic relation shaping the structure of systems, in phonology as well as morphology. From contemporary theoretical angles the role of markedness and analogy for change is explored in this volume.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

3110167506

OCLC:

45080148