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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783097803321

Autore

Olander Thomas <1974->

Titolo

Balto-Slavic accentual mobility [[electronic resource] /] / by Thomas Olander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, c2009

ISBN

1-282-42588-9

9786612425882

3-11-021335-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (286 p.)

Collana

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs, , 1861-4302 ; ; 199

Disciplina

491.8/0416

Soggetti

Slavic languages - Accents and accentuation

Baltic languages - Accents and accentuation

Indo-European languages - Accents and accentuation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-251) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Indo-European -- Balto-Slavic -- The Balto-Slavic mobility -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

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.