The Historical Status of Modern English [I]
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11110796 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harold Whitehall (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1940 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 104 |
| Publication date | 1940-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/408946 |
| OpenAlex | W2327356644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
[The historical status of MnE [i] is problematical. On presumptive and orthoepistical grounds, most authorities believe the sound was always [i]; some, notably Luick and Sweet, that an original [i], first partly lowered to [i] in late ME, was completely lowered in EMnE. Spelling and rhyme evidence, here first cited, demonstrates the retention of the stage [i], on occasion, until circa 1800. The uniform [i] of MnE seems to be due to the phonologization of one of two EMnE variants, probably as a result of phonemic proximity.]
Linguistics · History · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research
| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1989 - 1989 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |