This study of word frequency effects on sound change provides a resolution of the
Neogrammarian controversy. Betty S. Phillips discusses the implications for phonology and …

A thorough and fascinating exploration of the evolution of English'phonological structure,
this book traces the history of individual sounds and their representation through Old …

This paper argues that Stratal OT is explanatorily superior to alternative OT treatments of
phonological opacity (notably, Sympathy Theory). It shows that Stratal OT supports a …

While it is certainly one of the smaller varieties of English in terms of its number of speakers,
Scottish English (ScE) is clearly recognised as a major variety in terms of its importance and …

This book investigates a large range of changes and their motivations in all parts of the
grammar and lexicon. The core argument is that, in the absence of a Grand Unification …

This paper provides an explanation for a sound change affecting Polish by which palatalized
palatoalveolars became retroflexes. An extension of the account to a similar (but probably …

In this paper we provide an account of the historical development of Polish and Russian
sibilants. The arguments provided here are of theoretical interest because they show that (i) …

This paper presents a two-phoneme analysis of Spanish rhotics that explains the restricted
nature of the synchronic contrast and its relation to the Latin geminate: the intervocalic …

1 The article by Kuhn and Quirk containing their objections appeared in Lg. 29.143-56 under
the title Some recent interpretations of Old English digraph spellings. All threedigit page …

The historical Great Vowel Shift, and its putative Present-Day English successor, the Vowel
Shift Rule, represent everything that is problematic for Optimality Theory. Optimality …