Open Syllable Lengthening in West Germanic.

Lahiri, Aditi; Dresher, B. Elan

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ERIC Number: EJ599425

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Open Syllable Lengthening in West Germanic.

Lahiri, Aditi; Dresher, B. Elan

Language, v75 n4 p678-719 Dec 1999

Attempts to show that open syllable lengthening (OSL) was part of the grammar of the West Germanic languages: Middle English, Middle Dutch, and Middle High German. Claims that all three languages endeavored to maintain and maximize the Germanic foot, and OSL contributed in different ways to do so. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, Grammar, Middle English, Stress (Phonology), Syllables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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