Diachronic problems in phonosymbolism / Yakov Malkiel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malkiel, Yakov, 1914-1998.

Series:

Malkiel, Yakov, 1914-1998. Edita and inedita, 1979-1988 ; v. 1.

Edita and inedita, 1979-1988 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sound symbolism.

Historical linguistics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1990.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Phonosymbolism, or sound symbolism (Lautsymbolik), is a vital ingredient of language growth. Many serious scholars, however, have regarded it with embarrassment or indifference. A cautious reintroduction of phonosymbolism as a factor responsible for changes undergone, in varying degrees, by most languages would now seem to be in order. The present volume brings together a number of recent articles on this subject, focusing mostly on problems from Romance languages, especially Spanish; but English also figures prominently.

Contents:

DIACHRONIC PROBLEMS IN PHONOSYMBOLISM; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Introduction; Notes; Broader Aspects; Integration of Phonosymbolism with Other Categories of Language Change; REFERENCES; Studies in Secondary Phonosymbolism; Language-Universal vs. Language-Specific Phonosymbolism: /t/ as the Carrier of the Idea of 'Stubborn Resistance'; Notes; Semantically-Marked Root Morphemes in Diachronic Morphology; 1. A neglected dimension of Indo-European morphology; 2. Physical defects designated by -a- in Latin root morphemes; 3. Samples of Earlier Research in Critical Retrospect

4. Consecutive Stages in the Crystallization of the Dominant Type of Spanish Primary Adjectives5. Analysis of the Italian matto, pazzo, sciocco Type; 6. A Counterpart in English Derivation: From snowy through bloody to flimsy.; 7. Conclusion; NOTES; Bibliography; From Phonosymbolism to Morphosymbolism; Note; References; Special Issues; English Verbs Ending in (Nasal, r+) Consonant + I; Notes; Morpho-Semantic Conditioning of Spanish Diphthongization: The Case of teso ~ tieso; Six Categories of Nasal Epenthesis: Their Place in the Evolution from Latin into Romance; Notes; References; Retrospect

""Integration of Phonosymbolism with Other Categories of Language Change""""Studies in Secondary Phonosymbolism""; ""Language-Universal vs. Language-Specific Phonosymbolism: /t/ as the Carrier of the Idea of 'Stubborn Resistance' ""; ""Semantical-Marked Root Morphemes in Diachronic Morphology""; ""From Phonosymbolism to Morphosymbolism""; ""English Verbs Ending in (Nasal, r +) Consonant + 1""; ""Morpho-Semantic Conditioning of Spanish Diphthongization: The Case of teso~tieso""; ""Six Categories of Nasal Epenthesis""; Supplement; Index of Names; Index of Key Concepts

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-42402-9

9786613424020

90-272-7433-9

OCLC:

775992940