Fausto Cercignani
Biographic Data
| ID | 755249 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fausto Cercignani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fausto |
| FAMILY NAME | Cercignani |
| SIGNATURE | CERCIGNANI F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Milan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Some notes on phonemes and allophones in synchronic and diachronic descriptions
A review of the traditional procedures in analysing phones leads to the conclusion that in some cases it is the systemic distinctions and not the lexical context which are decisive in establishing phonemes. The phoneme should therefore be defined as the smallest phonological unit which is contrastive at a lexical level and/or distinctive at a systemic level. It is further argued that a new phone can acquire phonemic status when it becomes distinc…
Studia theodisca XXXI (2024)
Studia theodisca XXXI (2024) - The Entire Volume
A note on Middle High German lengthening and related developments in diachronic perspective
The aim of this paper is to present a detailed analysis of the relevant material concerning lengthening of the Middle High German short accented vowels with a view to establishing the actual conditions under which this change operated. Special attention is given to the relevant, controversial developments in an open syllable, where lengthening is shown to have been regular not only before voiced consonants but also before the only available voice…
Studia theodisca XXX (2023)
Studia theodisca XXX (2023) - The Entire Volume
The development of the Old High German umlauted vowels and the reflex of New High German /ɛ: In Present Standard German
A critical reconstruction of the development of the Old High German umlauted vowels sheds light on the phonological history of various vocalic phonemes and in particular of /ɛ/ and /e/ as well as of /ɛ:/ and /e:/. The changes that affected the two pairs led to different results in the New High German Schriftsprache, in which today’s /ɛ:/ beside /e:/ in words with “long ä” (e. g. spät) is not an artificial vowel based on the spelling, but a histor…
On the Germanic and Old High German distance assimilation changes
This article revisits a vexed question, namely the phonological interpretation of the Germanic and Old High German distance assimilation changes. It will be argued that 1) the prehistoric Germanic subsystem of short vowels should be reconstructed with five phonemes (/i/, /e/, /u/, /o/, /a/), not with four (/i/, /e/, /u ~ o/, /a/) or with three (/i ~ e/, /u ~ o/, /a/); 2) the Old High German umlaut phenomena produced phonemic changes before the fa…
On the alleged existence of a vowel /y: In early Modern English
Many scholars have held that in late Middle English, in the London dialects from which Standard English grew there existed a vowel /y:/ developed from various native sources and/or used as a substitute for Old French or Anglo-Norman /y/. The aim of this article is to accurately review the relevant evidence adduced by E. J. Dobson and other scholars in favour of a variation between early Modern English /y:/ and /iu/ with a view to offering conclus…
Studia theodisca XXIX (2022)
Studia theodisca XXIX (2022) - The Entire Volume
Studia theodisca XXVIII (2021)
Studia theodisca XXVIII (2021) - The Entire Volume
Shakespeare's Works and Elizabethan Pronunciation
The Consonants of German: Synchrony and Diachrony
Early 'Umlaut' Phenomena in the Germanic Languages
Not only the evidence of Gothic, but also that of North and West Germanic, speaks against the postulation of Proto-Germanic ‘umlaut’ allophones (§1). Furthermore, since even the results of the ‘earlier umlaut’ phenomena affecting */i e u/ in the various dialects point to the rise of allophonic variations in partly different environments, all the pre-literary vowel modifications produced by both vocalic and consonantal influences should be ascribe…
English Rhymes and pronunciation in the mid‐seventeenth century∗: Review article
The status of me or, ōr, our, ōr , and ūr in Shakespeare
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The status of me or, ōr, our, ōr , and ūr in Shakespeare
English Rhymes and pronunciation in the mid‐seventeenth century∗: Review article
The Consonants of German: Synchrony and Diachrony
Early 'Umlaut' Phenomena in the Germanic Languages
Not only the evidence of Gothic, but also that of North and West Germanic, speaks against the postulation of Proto-Germanic ‘umlaut’ allophones (§1). Furthermore, since even the results of the ‘earlier umlaut’ phenomena affecting */i e u/ in the various dialects point to the rise of allophonic variations in partly different environments, all the pre-literary vowel modifications produced by both vocalic and consonantal influences should be ascribe…
Shakespeare's Works and Elizabethan Pronunciation
Studia theodisca XXVIII (2021)
Studia theodisca XXVIII (2021) - The Entire Volume
The development of the Old High German umlauted vowels and the reflex of New High German /ɛ: In Present Standard German
A critical reconstruction of the development of the Old High German umlauted vowels sheds light on the phonological history of various vocalic phonemes and in particular of /ɛ/ and /e/ as well as of /ɛ:/ and /e:/. The changes that affected the two pairs led to different results in the New High German Schriftsprache, in which today’s /ɛ:/ beside /e:/ in words with “long ä” (e. g. spät) is not an artificial vowel based on the spelling, but a histor…
On the Germanic and Old High German distance assimilation changes
This article revisits a vexed question, namely the phonological interpretation of the Germanic and Old High German distance assimilation changes. It will be argued that 1) the prehistoric Germanic subsystem of short vowels should be reconstructed with five phonemes (/i/, /e/, /u/, /o/, /a/), not with four (/i/, /e/, /u ~ o/, /a/) or with three (/i ~ e/, /u ~ o/, /a/); 2) the Old High German umlaut phenomena produced phonemic changes before the fa…
On the alleged existence of a vowel /y: In early Modern English
Many scholars have held that in late Middle English, in the London dialects from which Standard English grew there existed a vowel /y:/ developed from various native sources and/or used as a substitute for Old French or Anglo-Norman /y/. The aim of this article is to accurately review the relevant evidence adduced by E. J. Dobson and other scholars in favour of a variation between early Modern English /y:/ and /iu/ with a view to offering conclus…
Studia theodisca XXIX (2022)
Studia theodisca XXIX (2022) - The Entire Volume
A note on Middle High German lengthening and related developments in diachronic perspective
The aim of this paper is to present a detailed analysis of the relevant material concerning lengthening of the Middle High German short accented vowels with a view to establishing the actual conditions under which this change operated. Special attention is given to the relevant, controversial developments in an open syllable, where lengthening is shown to have been regular not only before voiced consonants but also before the only available voice…
Studia theodisca XXX (2023)
Studia theodisca XXX (2023) - The Entire Volume
Some notes on phonemes and allophones in synchronic and diachronic descriptions
A review of the traditional procedures in analysing phones leads to the conclusion that in some cases it is the systemic distinctions and not the lexical context which are decisive in establishing phonemes. The phoneme should therefore be defined as the smallest phonological unit which is contrastive at a lexical level and/or distinctive at a systemic level. It is further argued that a new phone can acquire phonemic status when it becomes distinc…
Studia theodisca XXXI (2024)
Studia theodisca XXXI (2024) - The Entire Volume
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