Balto-Slavic Accentual Mobility

von Thomas Olander

274 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Why does the accent jump back and forth in Russian words like golová 'head', acc. gólovu , gen. golový , dat. golové etc.? How come we find similar alternations in other Slavic languages and in a Baltic language like Lithuanian?

The quest for the origin of the so-called "mobile accent paradigms" of Baltic and Slavic leads the reader through other Indo-European language branches such as Indo-Iranian, Greek and Germanic, all of which are relevant to the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European accentuation system. After the examination of the evidence for the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European accentuation system, focus is moved to the Baltic and Slavic accentuation systems and their relationship to each other and to Proto-Indo-European.

A comprehensive history of research and numerous bibliographical references to earlier pieces of scholarship throughout the book make it a useful tool for anybody who is interested in Balto-Slavic and Indo-European accentology. Written in a simple style and constantly aiming at presenting old and new opinions on the various problems, the volume may serve as an introduction to this complicated field.

• Reihe: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik Phonetik, Phonologie
• ISBN: 9783110203974
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.02.2009
• Größe: 23 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: de Gruyter Mouton