On Indo-European e ~ o

The proposal of Schmitt-Brandt (1973) of tracing most of the /e/ and /o/ documented in Indo-European languages to an ancient short tonic */a/ and to an unstressed */a/ respectively is beset with numerous difficulties, while many indications, on the contrary, rather point to the fact that the histori...

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Autores: Hetherington, Peter Dunphy, Ballester, Xaverio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Repositorio:RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/2295
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/2295
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Indo-European
Phonology
Vowels
Indoeuropeos
Fonología
Vocales
5705.06 Fonología
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Sumario:The proposal of Schmitt-Brandt (1973) of tracing most of the /e/ and /o/ documented in Indo-European languages to an ancient short tonic */a/ and to an unstressed */a/ respectively is beset with numerous difficulties, while many indications, on the contrary, rather point to the fact that the historical /e/ had its main origin in an ancient short but unstressed */a/, and the historical /o/ likewise in an ancient brief but tonic */a/.