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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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir |
| Repository: | RIUCV. Repositorio de la Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riucv.ucv.es:20.500.12466/2295 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12466/2295 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Indo-European Phonology Vowels Indoeuropeos Fonología Vocales 5705.06 Fonología |
| Summary: | 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/. |
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