Vowel Prosthesis in Romance: A Diachronic Study (Oxford Linguistics)

by RodneySampson (Author)

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  Illustrated
  2010

  $208.36

  This book presents a comparative, historical account of vowel prosthesis (the appearance of a non-etymological vowel at the beginning of a word) in the Romance languages. The author describes in detail the formal characteristics, historical trajectory, and likely causes of the different types of prosthesis operating in Romance.