Name: fortis and lenis in germanic
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Author: Alexander, Gerda I.
ISBN: 9780820400280

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Author

Gerda I. Alexander

Publisher

Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi

Year

1983

Language

English

Pages

198

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.4 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.32 kg.

ISBN

0820400289

ISBN13

9780820400280

Synopsis "fortis and lenis in germanic"

This study represents a bold reanalysis of the phonemic system of Germanic consonants. The accepted primary voiced-voiceless phonemic contrast is replaced by fortis-lenis, whose origin is projected back into Proto-Germanic. It is proposed to view the Germanic consonant shift as the result of lenition in Gmc. /b d g f X s X/ and of strengthening of articulation in Gmc. /p t k/. Voice and spirantization are characteristic of the lenis members, whereas voicelessness and extraduration are characteristic of fortis. This concept, backed by orthographic, comparative and acoustic phonetic data, supplies not only a simpler and more plausible development into the daughter languages, but also provides a common element in the explanation of the First and Second Sound Shift.

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