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GLOSSARY
TERMINOLOGICAL GLOSSARY OF
HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
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HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
by Herbert Schendl
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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa
Prof. Dr. J.L. Martínez-Dueñas Espejo
Page references to Section i (Survey) are given at the end of each entry.
actuation The beginning of a change. [77]
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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa
Prof. Dr. J.L. Martínez-Dueñas Espejo
• devoicing The loss of voicing, i.e. the feature [voiced], as in the change
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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa
Prof. Dr. J.L. Martínez-Dueñas Espejo
• diachronic The term referring to (the study of) linguistic change over time.
See also synchronic. [8]
affix, such as Latín mena, mentís 'sense' > French suffix -ment, as in
heureusement 'fortunately'. [39]
Two parameters that influence speakers’ behavior are their social class and the
formality of the situation, also age:
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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa
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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa
Prof. Dr. J.L. Martínez-Dueñas Espejo
• phonemic split The phonemic change whereby one phoneme splits into
two different ones; often combined with phonemic merger. [51]
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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa
Prof. Dr. J.L. Martínez-Dueñas Espejo
• spirantization The sound change from stop to fricative, as in [p] > [f]. [47]
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Historia de la Lengua Inglesa
Prof. Dr. J.L. Martínez-Dueñas Espejo