{"product_id":"quantity-adjustment-nikolaus-ritt-9780521022910","title":"Quantity Adjustment: Vowel Lengthening and Shortening in Early Middle English","description":"Using an innovative theoretical framework, Dr. Ritt describes the phenomenon of the change in vowel length in early Middle English, and sets out to account for its occurrence. He shows that the changes stem from universal principles that govern the way in which humans use speech sounds to communicate. He examines why these principles only sometimes lead to widespread changes, as in Middle English, and goes on to suggest that language is a complex system in which conflicting tendencies are constantly renegotiating their spheres of influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikolaus Ritt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0521022916\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780521022910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cambridge University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Nikolaus Ritt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119772692735,"sku":"9780521022910","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ef99f2e1-91b7-414f-be2d-49f92ccb629f.jpg?v=1687410864","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/quantity-adjustment-nikolaus-ritt-9780521022910","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}