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Vowel Prosthesis in Romance: A Diachronic Study Sampson, Rodney (, Bristol University)
Vowel Prosthesis in Romance: A Diachronic Study
Sampson, Rodney (, Bristol University)
This book presents a comparative, historical account of vowel prosthesis (the appearance of a non-etymological vowel at the beginning of a word) in the Romance languages. The author describes in detail the formal characteristics, historical trajectory, and likely causes of the different types of prosthesis operating in Romance.
304 pages, 12 maps
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | January 18, 2010 |
| Original release date | 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780199541157 |
| Publishers | Oxford University Press |
| Pages | 304 |
| Dimensions | 163 × 241 × 22 mm · 603 g |
| Language | English |