On Grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology
The name Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) is a household word for historical-linguistics. His conception of the consonant shift, which was formalized as Grimm's Law, had made a great impact on linguistics. In this paper we discuss his sound shift law as a unit and assess the relevance of this law to the...
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| description | The name Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) is a household word for historical-linguistics. His conception of the consonant shift, which was formalized as Grimm's Law, had made a great impact on linguistics. In this paper we discuss his sound shift law as a unit and assess the relevance of this law to the concept of linguistic (phonological) change as it is understood and practiced by linguists committed to the conception of language and grammar implicit in the theory of generative grammar. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:41002012-04-04T03:16:28Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4100/ On Grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology Farid M. Onn., The name Jacob Grimm (1785-1863) is a household word for historical-linguistics. His conception of the consonant shift, which was formalized as Grimm's Law, had made a great impact on linguistics. In this paper we discuss his sound shift law as a unit and assess the relevance of this law to the concept of linguistic (phonological) change as it is understood and practiced by linguists committed to the conception of language and grammar implicit in the theory of generative grammar. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 1980 Article PeerReviewed Farid M. Onn., (1980) On Grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology. AKADEMIKA, 16 . pp. 1-11. ISSN 0126-5008 http://pkukmweb.ukm.my/penerbit/jdem16-1.html |
| spellingShingle | Farid M. Onn., On Grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology |
| title | On Grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology |
| title_full | On Grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology |
| title_fullStr | On Grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology |
| title_full_unstemmed | On Grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology |
| title_short | On Grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology |
| title_sort | on grimm's conception of sound-shift and generative phonology |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4100/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/4100/ |