Vocalic Shifts in Attic-Ionic Greek
In this work, a number of vocalic changes in the Attic-Ionic Greek dialect group are examined from chronological and theoretical perspectives. These include a vocalic chain shift among the (originally) back vowels that occurred in both Attic and Ionic, quantitative metathesis, the second compensator...
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doaj-eb0a8bd5c1fc40fc93b1d6615e3afef62020-11-25T00:17:05ZengUniversity of EdinburghPapers in Historical Phonology2399-67142017-07-0128811510.2218/pihph.2.2017.19081908Vocalic Shifts in Attic-Ionic GreekBridget D. SamuelsIn this work, a number of vocalic changes in the Attic-Ionic Greek dialect group are examined from chronological and theoretical perspectives. These include a vocalic chain shift among the (originally) back vowels that occurred in both Attic and Ionic, quantitative metathesis, the second compensatory lengthening, and the Attic Rückverwandlung (reversion). After discussing the orthographic evidence from inscriptions found throughout the Attic-Ionic dialectal area and taking into consideration both synchronic and diachronic phonological theory, I advocate for a particular relative chronology of these changes. Finally, the significance of these changes for a theory of vocalic chain shifting is presented. This involves a consideration of the status of /u/-fronting and of push chains in historical phonology in general.http://journals.ed.ac.uk/pihph/article/view/1908 |
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Vocalic Shifts in Attic-Ionic Greek |
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Vocalic Shifts in Attic-Ionic Greek |
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Vocalic Shifts in Attic-Ionic Greek |
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University of Edinburgh |
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Papers in Historical Phonology |
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In this work, a number of vocalic changes in the Attic-Ionic Greek dialect group are examined from chronological and theoretical perspectives. These include a vocalic chain shift among the (originally) back vowels that occurred in both Attic and Ionic, quantitative metathesis, the second compensatory lengthening, and the Attic Rückverwandlung (reversion). After discussing the orthographic evidence from inscriptions found throughout the Attic-Ionic dialectal area and taking into consideration both synchronic and diachronic phonological theory, I advocate for a particular relative chronology of these changes. Finally, the significance of these changes for a theory of vocalic chain shifting is presented. This involves a consideration of the status of /u/-fronting and of push chains in historical phonology in general. |
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