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Peer reviewedGerritsen, Marinel – Language Variation and Change, 1992
The linguistic embedding, transition, and actuation of the obliteration of the gerund ending "-e" in the West Flemish dialect of Bruges is examined. The study shows that deflection (loss of inflections) started in the fourteenth century and is almost complete today. (33 references) (Author/LB)
Descriptors: Consonants, Dialect Studies, European History, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedJoseph, Brian D.; Wallace, Rex E. – Language Variation and Change, 1992
Social implications of phonological and morphological variation in Classical Latin is examined. Arguments for the social factor are instances of hypercorrection, private and domestic instances of certain datives and Augustus' use of rural "domos" for "domus." It is understood in terms of the model of urbanization. (35…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Dialect Studies, Foreign Countries, Language Research
