The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic / by Nicholas Zair.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zair, Nicholas, 1982-

Series:

Brill's Studies in Indo-European Languages & Linguistics 7.

Brill's studies in Indo-European languages & linguistics, 1875-6328 ; v. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Celtic languages--Phonology, Historical.

Celtic languages.

Laryngeals (Phonetics).

Grammar, Comparative and general--Phonology.

Grammar, Comparative and general.

Indo-European languages--Phonology, Historical.

Indo-European languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Celtic , Nicholas Zair for the first time collects and assesses all the words from the Celtic languages which contained a laryngeal, and identifies the regular results of the laryngeals in each phonetic environment. This allows him to formulate previously unrecognised sound changes affecting Proto-Celtic, and assess the competing explanations for other developments. This work has far-reaching consequences for the understanding of the historical phonology and morphology of the Celtic languages, and for etymological work involving the Celtic language, along with implications for Indo-European sound laws and the Indo-European syllable. A major conclusion is that the laryngeals cannot be used to argue for an Italo-Celtic language family.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Word-Initial Laryngeal

Laryngeals in the First Syllable

Laryngeals in a Non-Initial Syllable

Word-Final Laryngeals

Other Environments

Laryngeals in Composition

Conclusion

References

Index Verborum.

Notes:

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oxford University, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613891488

9781283579032

1283579030

9789004233096

9004233091

OCLC:

757114502

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004233096 DOI