Alliteration and Sound Change in Early English by Donka Minkova

Alliteration and Sound Change in Early English

Donka Minkova

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This study uses evidence from early English poetry to determine when certain sound changes took place in the transition from Old to Middle English. It builds on the premise that alliteration in early English verse reflects faithfully the identity ...

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