Diachronic Problems in Phonosymbolism : Edita and Inedita, 1979-1988: Volume I.
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 lan...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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John Benjamins Publishing Company
1990.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.