LEADER 00000cam a2200673Mi 4500 001 ocn908074327 003 OCoLC 005 20170127063951.4 006 m o d 007 cr cnu---unuuu 008 150425s2015 gw o 000 0 eng d 019 961696295|a962729975 020 9783110394344|q(electronic book) 020 3110394340|q(electronic book) 020 |z9783110366099 020 |z3110366096 020 |z9783110369502 024 7 10.1515/9783110366099|2doi 035 (OCoLC)908074327|z(OCoLC)961696295|z(OCoLC)962729975 040 EBLCP|beng|epn|cEBLCP|dCN3GA|dOCLCO|dE7B|dYDXCP|dIDEBK |dDEBBG|dN$T|dOCLCF|dHEBIS|dOCLCQ|dDEBSZ|dAZK|dK6U 049 RIDW 050 4 PE553|b.K39 2015 072 7 EDU|x042000|2bisacsh 072 7 EDU|x036000|2bisacsh 072 7 EDU|x024000|2bisacsh 082 04 370|223 090 PE553|b.K39 2015 100 1 Kaźmierski, Kamil.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/ no2015064701 245 10 Vowel-Shifting in the English Language :|ban Evolutionary Account. 264 1 Berlin/Boston :|bDe Gruyter,|c2015. 300 1 online resource (234 pages). 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 340 |gpolychrome|2rdacc 347 text file|2rdaft 490 1 Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] ;|vv. 88 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 1 Introduction; 1.1 Research question; 1.2 Theoretical framework; 1.3 General hypothesis; 1.4 Assumptions in need of verification and specific hypotheses; 1.5 Goals; 2 Informal outline; 3 Data and previous accounts; 3.1 An overview of vowel chain shifts in English; 3.1.1 The Great Vowel Shift; 3.1.2 The Short Vowel Shift; 3.1.3 Contemporary vowel shifts; 3.2 Study 1: English has become a vowel shifting language; 3.2.1 Charting vocalic changes; 3.2.2 Analysis; 3.3 The co-evolution of rhythm and vowels; 3.3.1 The reduction and loss of unstressed vowels. 505 8 3.3.2 Rhythm-based typology: on stress-timing and syllabletiming3.3.3 Typological perspective on vowel shifting; 3.3.4 A unified perspective; 3.4 Previous approaches to sound change (and vowel shifting); 3.4.1 The Neogrammarians; 3.4.2 The structuralist/functionalist approach; 3.4.3 Generative phonology; 3.4.4 Exemplar-based phonology; 3.4.5 Summary; 4 Theoretical framework; 4.1 Evolutionary linguistics; 4.2 Optimality Theory; 4.2.1 Introduction; 4.2.2 The architecture of Optimality Theory; 4.2.3 Language change in Optimality Theory. 505 8 4.3 Formalizing evolutionary linguistics in Optimality Theory4.3.1 Some modifications to mainstream Optimality Theory stemming from its combination with evolutionary linguistics; 4.3.2 Further advantages to Optimality Theory; 5 The full account; 5.1 Old English; 5.1.1 Stress assignment in Old English; 5.1.2 Fixed lexical stress as a factor enhancing the stress-timing of English through enabling the entrenchment of segmental effects of stress; 5.1.3 Fixed lexical stress as a factor undermining the stress-timing of English though causing stress clashes; 5.2 Middle English. 505 8 5.2.1 Stress assignment in Middle Engslih grammatical stress5.2.2 Avoidance of stress clashes and lapses; 5.2.3 Stress assignment in Middle English lexical stress; 5.2.4 Summary; 5.3 Early Modern English; 5.3.1 The replacement of length with tenseness; 5.3.2 The setting off of the Great Vowel Shift; 5.4 Present-day English; 5.4.1 The changing roles of vowel duration and vowel quality for the expression of phonological contrasts; 5.4.2 Study 2a: Quality is the main expression of vocalic contrasts in Present-day English. 505 8 5.4.3 Study 2b: Qualitative variation is not predictable from durational variation in Present-day English5.4.4 A brief cross-varietal comparison; 5.5 Summary; 6 Concluding remarks; 6.1 Summary; 6.2 Taking stock of a few general insights; 6.3 Some open questions; Appendix 1: Comparison to other languages; 7.1 Romance; 7.2 Icelandic; Appendix 2 : Chart of vocalic changes; Appendix 3: Materials used for recordings; References; Index. 588 0 Print version record. 590 eBooks on EBSCOhost|bEBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America 650 0 English language|xVowels.|0https://id.loc.gov/authorities/ subjects/sh85043766 650 0 English language|xPhonology, Historical.|0https:// id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85043644 650 7 English language|xVowels.|2fast|0https://id.worldcat.org/ fast/911946 650 7 English language|xPhonology, Historical.|2fast|0https:// id.worldcat.org/fast/911522 655 4 Electronic books. 776 08 |iPrint version:|aKazmierski, Kamil.|tVowel-Shifting in the English Language : An Evolutionary Account.|dBerlin/ Boston : De Gruyter, ©2015|z9783110369502 830 0 Topics in English Linguistics TiEL. 856 40 |uhttps://rider.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http:// search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site& db=nlebk&AN=984230|zOnline eBook. Access restricted to current Rider University students, faculty, and staff. 856 42 |3Instructions for reading/downloading this eBook|uhttp:// guides.rider.edu/ebooks/ebsco 901 MARCIVE 20231220 948 |d20170505|cEBSCO|tebscoebooksacademic new|lridw 994 92|bRID