Author: Cercignani, Fausto
Title: The Consonants of German: Synchrony and Diachrony
Description: Milano, Ed. Cisalpino-La Goliardica, (1979). orig.wrappers. 24x17cm, 139 pp. Corners bumped, rubbed, small chip to spine, VG. ¶ Contents: Provisional Inventory; The Stops: The German Affricates: Phonemic Analysis; The High German Shift: Structural Interpretation; The Affricated Stops: Distribution & History; The Plain Stops: Distribution & History; The Fricatives, The 'ach' and 'ich' Sounds: Phonemic Analysis; The Spirants: Distribution & History; The Labials; The Sibilants: Distribution & History: The Dentals; The Palatals; The Nasals: The Third Nasal: Phonological Status; Distribution & History of the Nasals; The Liquids: German 'r': Liquid or Spirant?; Distribution & History of the Liquids; Conclusions.

Keywords: German Phonology, Germanic Languages, Linguistics, Language, Consonants, , , ,