Gothic ai and au Again
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2901725 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric P Hamp (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1958 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359 |
| Publication date | 1958-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-8507 • E-ISSN: 1535-0665 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/410926 |
| OpenAlex | W2314283286 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The purpose of the present brief note is twofold: to correct in certain respects the analysis outlined in my recent note in MLN 71.265–9 (1956), while taking account of the relative spate, of late, of published views on this subject; and to carry the analysis a bit farther. 1. Sehrt, in Festgabe für Theodor Frings 1-11 (1956), has recently argued the old interpretation, which may be summarized as follows (3): 'Dass also die Zeichen ai , au zwei Lautwerte haben, wird wohl kaum zu bestreiten sein.' I see nothing especially fresh in his arguments for a dual interpretation. His reasoning is based entirely on etymological or morphophonemic considerations or on explicit inattention to dialect provenience. Penzl long ago disposed of such arguments, in JEGP 49.228-30 (1950). The main problem outstanding for Sehrt seems to be the decision between a diphthongal or monophthongal, long or short interpretation of supposed older long diphthongs. Again, Sehrt's arguments are all etymological and morphophonemic. Moreover, his solution is a variation on an old theme; for a handy reference to earlier notions on a 'Hiatusgesetz', see Penzl 227 fn. 41
Art · Linguistics · Lexicography and Language Studies · Linguistic research and analysis · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
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| Citation span | 1968 - 2019 (52) |
| Highly cited | No |