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Author Sampson, Rodney, 1944-

Title Vowel prosthesis in Romance : a diachronic study / Rodney Sampson
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 290 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Oxford linguistics
Oxford linguistics.
Contents Categories of prosthesis in the history of Romance -- The Latin background -- I-prosthesis -- A-prosthesis -- U-prosthesis -- Retrospective and prospective
Summary This text presents a comparative, historical account of vowel prosthesis in the Romance languages. The author describes in detail the formal characteristics, historical trajectory, and likely causes of the different types of prosthesis operating in Romance
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-280) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Romance languages -- Vowels
Romance languages -- History
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Romance Languages (Other)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- French.
Romance languages
Romance languages -- Vowels
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780191571640
0191571644
9780199541157
0199541159