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Diachronic problems in phonosymbolism /

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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Malkiel, Yakov, 1914-1998
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., 1990.
Colección:Malkiel, Yakov, 1914-1998. Edita and inedita, 1979-1988 ; v. 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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 ChangeStudies 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