The Phonology of Armenian
This study presents the first contemporary linguistic treatment of Armenian, an Indo-European language whose distinct dialects range geographically from Poland to India. The book documents a rich linguistic (and literary) history dating from the fourth-century translation of the Bible into Classical Armenian. Data are drawn from Classical, Middle, and Standard Eastern and Western Armenian, and from the author's fieldwork on non-standard dialects.
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The Phonology of Armenian
This study presents the first contemporary linguistic treatment of Armenian, an Indo-European language whose distinct dialects range geographically from Poland to India. The book documents a rich linguistic (and literary) history dating from the fourth-century translation of the Bible into Classical Armenian. Data are drawn from Classical, Middle, and Standard Eastern and Western Armenian, and from the author's fieldwork on non-standard dialects.
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The Phonology of Armenian

The Phonology of Armenian

by Bert Vaux
The Phonology of Armenian

The Phonology of Armenian

by Bert Vaux

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This study presents the first contemporary linguistic treatment of Armenian, an Indo-European language whose distinct dialects range geographically from Poland to India. The book documents a rich linguistic (and literary) history dating from the fourth-century translation of the Bible into Classical Armenian. Data are drawn from Classical, Middle, and Standard Eastern and Western Armenian, and from the author's fieldwork on non-standard dialects.

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ISBN-13: 9780198236610
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 03/19/1998
Series: The Phonology of the World's Languages
Pages: 296
Product dimensions: 6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile: 1400L (what's this?)

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Harvard University

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Survey of Armenian phonology2. Theoretical background3. Syllabification4. Stress assignment and metrical structure5. Vowel harmony6. Consonant—vowel interactions7. Laryngeal features and consonant shifts8. Prosodic phenomenaReferences
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