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This book covers the historical development of the English phonological system from its earliest reconstructed and recorded forms to its most recent variations.

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1. Periods in the History of English; 2. The Phonetic and Phonological Foundations of Sound Change; 3. Some Pre-Old English Changes; 4. Consonants: the OE system; 5. Consonants: from OE to PDE; 6. The Vowels of OE; 7. Transition; 8. Vowel Quality and Quantity in EModE and Later; 9. Focus on Prosody: the Evolution of the English Stress System; 10. The Linguistic History of English Verse Forms.

A Historical Phonology of English

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      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: 30/11/2013
      ISBN13: 9780748634682, 978-0748634682
      ISBN10: 0748634681
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book covers the historical development of the English phonological system from its earliest reconstructed and recorded forms to its most recent variations.

      Table of Contents
      1. Periods in the History of English; 2. The Phonetic and Phonological Foundations of Sound Change; 3. Some Pre-Old English Changes; 4. Consonants: the OE system; 5. Consonants: from OE to PDE; 6. The Vowels of OE; 7. Transition; 8. Vowel Quality and Quantity in EModE and Later; 9. Focus on Prosody: the Evolution of the English Stress System; 10. The Linguistic History of English Verse Forms.

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