Dynamics of the English Phonological System
English language sähkökirjat
De Gruyter Mouton
1972
EISBN 9783110815573
1. On the relationship between the constructional potential and its realization2. A mathematical model for the realization of the constructional potential; C. The functional determination of the numerical composition of the phonological system as a factor in its dynamics; REFERENCES; INDEX OF NAMES; INDEX OF SUBJECTS;.
2. Vocalization of certain consonants and the emergence of non-abrupt gliding phonemes3. The Great Vowel Shift; 4. The formation of the MnE vowel system; D. Summary; III. ON FUNCTIONAL FACTORS IN THE DYNAMICS OF THE ENGLISH PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM; A. The construction of English phonetic words; 1. The primaries; a. Onsets; b. Peaks; c. Codas; 2. Relations between primaries; 3. The constructional potential and its realization; B. Quantitative relations between the lexical and phonic tiers in the macrosystem of language.
3. Vowel lengthening before certain consonant clusters as the final stage in the extension of tenseness oppositions in OEB. The rearrangement in the system of phonemic oppositions in Early ME; 1. The replacement of the consonantal oppositions of tenseness and voice by the opposition of fused tenseness; 2. The replacement of the opposition of vocalic tenseness by the new opposition of abruptness; C. The evolution of the opposition of vocalic abruptness in ME and MnE; 1. The rearrangement in the ME system of vowel phonemes and in their distribution.
6. SummaryB. The rearrangement of the localization opposition in the OE consonant system; 1. The split in the back consonants and its links with the rearrangements in timbre oppositions; II. PHONEMIC OPPOSITIONS BASED ON SONORITY AND PROTENSITY FEATURES; A. The oppositions of tenseness (length) in OE vowels and consonants; 1. The phonological interpretation of protensity features; 2. The establishment of tenseness oppositions in OE vowels and consonants and the distributional properties of tense phonemes.
PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; I. PHONEMIC OPPOSITIONS BASED ON TONE FEATURES; A. The dynamics of timbre oppositions in the OE vowel system; 1. The appearance of the opposition of timbre gliding in the subsystem of tense (long) vowel phonemes; 2. The extension of the opposition of timbre gliding to the subsystem of lax (short) vowel phonemes by breaking; 3. Palatalization and velar umlaut as additional sources of phonemes with timbre gliding; 4. Palatal umlaut as a stage in the extension of the opposition of timbre gliding; 5. The general rearrangement of timbre oppositions in Late OE.
2. Vocalization of certain consonants and the emergence of non-abrupt gliding phonemes3. The Great Vowel Shift; 4. The formation of the MnE vowel system; D. Summary; III. ON FUNCTIONAL FACTORS IN THE DYNAMICS OF THE ENGLISH PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM; A. The construction of English phonetic words; 1. The primaries; a. Onsets; b. Peaks; c. Codas; 2. Relations between primaries; 3. The constructional potential and its realization; B. Quantitative relations between the lexical and phonic tiers in the macrosystem of language.
3. Vowel lengthening before certain consonant clusters as the final stage in the extension of tenseness oppositions in OEB. The rearrangement in the system of phonemic oppositions in Early ME; 1. The replacement of the consonantal oppositions of tenseness and voice by the opposition of fused tenseness; 2. The replacement of the opposition of vocalic tenseness by the new opposition of abruptness; C. The evolution of the opposition of vocalic abruptness in ME and MnE; 1. The rearrangement in the ME system of vowel phonemes and in their distribution.
6. SummaryB. The rearrangement of the localization opposition in the OE consonant system; 1. The split in the back consonants and its links with the rearrangements in timbre oppositions; II. PHONEMIC OPPOSITIONS BASED ON SONORITY AND PROTENSITY FEATURES; A. The oppositions of tenseness (length) in OE vowels and consonants; 1. The phonological interpretation of protensity features; 2. The establishment of tenseness oppositions in OE vowels and consonants and the distributional properties of tense phonemes.
PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; I. PHONEMIC OPPOSITIONS BASED ON TONE FEATURES; A. The dynamics of timbre oppositions in the OE vowel system; 1. The appearance of the opposition of timbre gliding in the subsystem of tense (long) vowel phonemes; 2. The extension of the opposition of timbre gliding to the subsystem of lax (short) vowel phonemes by breaking; 3. Palatalization and velar umlaut as additional sources of phonemes with timbre gliding; 4. Palatal umlaut as a stage in the extension of the opposition of timbre gliding; 5. The general rearrangement of timbre oppositions in Late OE.
