Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Miguel Villanueva -- Copyright Page / Miguel Villanueva -- Preface / Miguel Villanueva -- Abbreviations / Miguel Villanueva -- Chapter 1 Introduction / Miguel Villanueva -- Chapter 2 Balto-Slavic Prosodics: Stress Position / Miguel Villanueva -- Chapter 3 Balto-Slavic Prosodics: the Nature of Balto-Slavic Acuteness / Miguel Villanueva -- Chapter 4 The Origin of Balto-Slavic Acuteness: the State of the Art / Miguel Villanueva -- Chapter 5 The Indo-European Lengthened Grade in Balto-Slavic / Miguel Villanueva -- Chapter 6 Balto-Slavic Non-acute Monophthongs / Miguel Villanueva -- Chapter 7 Osthoff’s Law in Balto-Slavic / Miguel Villanueva -- Chapter 8 Acute and Length in Balto-Slavic Diphthongs / Miguel Villanueva -- Chapter 9 Concluding Remarks / Miguel Villanueva -- Back Matter -- Bibliography / Miguel Villanueva -- Index of Forms / Miguel Villanueva.

The development of the prosodic system from Indo-European to Balto-Slavic is dominated by two major innovations: the rise of mobility and the rise of acuteness. This book provides a new account of the latter. It stands out from previous works for being informed by recent advances in phonological typology and tonogenesis and, especially, for its comprehensiveness. All matters related to the rise of acuteness are treated in detail. As a result, the book includes new insights on several issues of Balto-Slavic historical phonology and morphology as well.

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