The Germanic Development of Indo-European ē
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11116350 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William H Bennett (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1950 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 232 |
| Publication date | 1950-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/410059 |
| OpenAlex | W2322926449 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
In comparative Germanic grammar it is a commonplace assumption that IE ē first became æ in Proto-Germanic and then developed into ā in the parent forms of both North and West Germanic. Prokosch, for example, remarks, Two changes [affecting IE long vowels] are generally ascribed to Primitive Germanic: that of ā to ō and of ē to ǣ. The latter is largely a “Phonetic Interpolation”, i.e., the assumption of a transitional stage between ē and ā. In Gothic, ǣ reverts to ē by a different process of tensing (raising and fronting); in North and West Germanic, ā results; this develops secondarily into ǣ in Old English, and ē in Frisian
German · Germanic languages · Indo-European languages · Linguistics · History · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 1993 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |