Anthropology 1027A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Great Vowel Shift, Nasal Vowel, Spelling Pronunciation

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 1027A/B
• Professor: Tania Granadillo

Document Summary

Historical linguistics: sounds, morphology, syntax, semantics, introduce the comparative method for reconstructing past stages of particular languages, comparative method relies mostly on sounds. Change is systematic change follows certain rules (we see how change is happening) Several causes that interact altogether: articulatory simplification ease of articulation, lazy, spelling pronunciation. Often with a t pronounced as ofen, but because of t, we pronounce it: analogy and reanalysis. Analogy try to generalize as much as you can, all words follow the same pattern. Reanalysis apply other rules of language to analyze language that aren"t true to their origin: language contact borrowing, hypercorrection. Hypercorrection applying rules because they seem right, but aren"t really correct. Particular sequence of sounds that show changes. Being lazy in talking: place or manner being lazy, make it easier to pronounce, palatalization / affrication make consonants before them palatal or affricates. High vowels (close to palate: nasalization influences vowel and have a nasal vowel, umlaut not continuous.