ERIC Number: ED138076
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Publication Date: 1975-Apr
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L'Effacement du "r" Final Roman et les Formes Allongees en "-es" au Pluriel dans "Lo Jutgamen General" (The Disappearance of Word-Final "r" and Elongated "es" Plurals in "Lo Jutgamen General").
Andereggen, Anton
This paper discusses the status of word-final "r" and elongated "es" plural forms in Old Provencal as witnessed in the medieval drama "Lo Jutgamen General." Evidence from rhyming is given for pronunciation in cases where the disappearance of word-final "r" would be feasible but where it is nevertheless represented in writing. As far as elongated "es" plural forms are concerned, it is concluded that they do not represent regular phonological development, and that they are not conditioned by a desire to distinguish singular forms from plural ones. Verbs with radicals ending in consonant clusters regularly acquired supporting vowels in Old Provencal, and this process was extended to other forms. (CLK)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Case (Grammar), Consonants, Diachronic Linguistics, Drama, Form Classes (Languages), Language Instruction, Language Research, Language Rhythm, Language Variation, Literature, Morphology (Languages), Nouns, Phonology, Plurals, Pronunciation, Romance Languages, Second Language Learning, Verbs, Vowels, Writing (Composition)
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Authoring Institution: Pacific Northwest Conference on Foreign Languages, Portland, OR.
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