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Author Loporcaro, Michele, author.

Title Vowel length from Latin to Romance / Michele Loporcaro
Edition First edition
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2015

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Description 1 online resource
Series Oxford studies in diachronic & historical linguistics ; 10
Oxford studies in diachronic and historical linguistics ; 10.
Summary This publication looks at the changes that took place in vowel length during the development of Latin into the various Romance languages and dialects. It draws on extensive data from a wide range of dialects and presents a new account of these changes, which has implications for a number of issues in Romance historical phonology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed July 21, 2015)
Subject Grammar, Comparative and general -- Compensatory lengthening.
Duration (Phonetics)
Latin language -- Vowels
Romance languages -- Vowels
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Syntax.
Duration (Phonetics)
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Compensatory lengthening
Latin language -- Vowels
Romance languages -- Vowels
Form Electronic book
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