The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic / / Nicholas Zair

• Autore: Zair Nicholas <1982->
• Pubblicazione: Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (364 pages)
• Disciplina: 491.6
• Soggetto topico: Celtic languages - Phonology, Historical; Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology; Indo-European languages - Phonology, Historical; Laryngeals (Phonetics)
• Note generali: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Oxford University, 2010.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Word-Initial Laryngeal -- Laryngeals in the First Syllable -- Laryngeals in a Non-Initial Syllable -- Word-Final Laryngeals -- Other Environments -- Laryngeals in Composition -- Conclusion -- References -- Index Verborum.
• Sommario/riassunto: In The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Celtic , Nicholas Zair for the first time collects and assesses all the words from the Celtic languages which contained a laryngeal, and identifies the regular results of the laryngeals in each phonetic environment. This allows him to formulate previously unrecognised sound changes affecting Proto-Celtic, and assess the competing explanations for other developments. This work has far-reaching consequences for the understanding of the historical phonology and morphology of the Celtic languages, and for etymological work involving the Celtic language, along with implications for Indo-European sound laws and the Indo-European syllable. A major conclusion is that the laryngeals cannot be used to argue for an Italo-Celtic language family.
• Titolo autorizzato: The reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European laryngeals in Celtic
• ISBN: 1-283-57903-0; 9786613891488; 90-04-23309-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785605303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Brill's Studies in Indo-European Languages & Linguistics ; 7.