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Hill, Eugen ORCID: 0000-0002-2252-0520 (2019). Prosodic change and the (apparent) irregularities in the development of segments. Folia Linguist., 53. S. 323 - 354. BERLIN: WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH. ISSN 1614-7308

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Abstract

According to the so-called Prosodic Change Hypothesis, sound change may be irregular if it is caused by a change in prosodic features of units to which the relevant segments belong. This theoretically not implausible hypothesis may provide an explanation for the well-known fact that some instances of sound change display what appears to be unexplainable exceptions. The present paper investigates the question of what kind of data can be used to verify the Prosodic Change Hypothesis. The paper establishes criteria which should be applied to potential evidence and demonstrates that, at present, the Prosodic Change Hypothesis has not yet been confirmed by reference to actual instances of sound change.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Hill, Eugen UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2252-0520 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-128790
DOI:	10.1515/flih-2019-0014
Journal or Publication Title:	Folia Linguist.
Volume:	53
Page Range:	S. 323 - 354
Date:	2019
Publisher:	WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH
Place of Publication:	BERLIN
ISSN:	1614-7308
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Fächergruppe 1: Kunstgeschichte, Musikwissenschaft, Medienkultur und Theater, Linguistik, IDH > Institut für Linguistik
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language Linguistics; Language & Linguistics Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/12879