{"product_id":"fortis-and-lenis-in-germanic-gerda-i-alexander-9783261033413","title":"Fortis and Lenis in Germanic","description":"This study represents a bold reanalysis of the phonemic system of Germanic consonants. The accepted primary voiced-voiceless phonemic contrast is replaced by fortis-lenis, whose origin is projected back into Proto-Germanic. It is proposed to view the Germanic consonant shift as the result of lenition im Gmc. \/b d g f X s X\/ and of strengthening of articulation in Gmc. \/p t k\/. Voice and spirantization are characteristic of the lenis members, whereas voicelessness and extraduration are characteristic of fortis. This concept, backed by orthographic, comparative and acoustic phonetic data, supplies not only a simpler and more plausible development into the daughter languages, but also provides a common element in the explanation of the First and Second Sound Shift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gerda I. Alexander\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 326103341X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783261033413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Group Ag, International Academic P\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/31\/1983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Gerda I. Alexander","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48459680841983,"sku":"9783261033413","price":63.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87064ec6-56e6-452e-b697-6c9b0e566078.jpg?v=1777411231","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fortis-and-lenis-in-germanic-gerda-i-alexander-9783261033413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}