The formation and evolution of the French nasal vowels / / Bernard L. Rochet

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910164991203321
• Autore: Rochet Bernard L.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Tübingen : , : Max Niemeyer Verlag, , [2015]; Max Niemeyer Verlag, , [1976]; ©1976
• ISBN: 9783111328287; 3111328287
• Edizione: [Reprint 2015]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (156 pages)
• Collana: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für romanische Philologie ; ; 153
• Disciplina: 441/.5
• Soggetti: French language - Vowels
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- PART ONE: THE FORMATION OF NASAL VOWELS -- CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTORY: THE PROCESS OF NASALIZATION -- CHAPTER II: THE GOALS AND METHODS OF DIACHRONIC LINGUISTICS -- CHAPTER III: FORMATION OF THE FRENCH NASAL VOWELS: THE SEARCH FOR CAUSES -- PART TWO: THE EVOLUTION OF THE FRENCH NASAL VOWELS -- CHAPTER IV: THE EVOLUTION OF THE FRENCH NASAL VOWELS: PREVIOUS STUDIES -- CHAPTER V: THE EVOLUTION OF NASALIZED VOWELS IN THE OLD FRENCH PERIOD -- CHAPTER VI: FROM MIDDLE FRENCH TO MODERN FRENCH -- CHAPTER VII: CONCLUSIONS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- APPENDIX: A COMPARISON OF THE PORTUGUESE AND FRENCH NASAL VOWEL SUBSYSTEMS -- INDEX OF AUTHORS
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