TY  - BOOK
AU  - Derksen,Rick
TI  - Metatony in Baltic
T2  - Leiden Studies in Indo-European
SN  - 9789004653740
AV  - PG8032 
U1  - 491.8 23
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Baltic languages
KW  - Accents and accentuation
KW  - Slavic languages
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Abbreviations and symbols. I. INTRODUCTION. A. Aim. B. History of the problem. C. A brief outline of Balto-Slavic accentology. D. East Baltic dialectology. E. Dictionaries, grammars and accented old texts. II. MÉTATONIE DOUCE. A. Métatonie douce in radical syllables. B. Métatonie douce in suffixal syllables. III. MÉTATONIE RUDE. A. Métatonie rude in radical syllables. B. Métatonie rude in suffixal syllables. IV. CONCLUSION. Bibliography. Index
N2  - During the past decades Balto-Slavic accentology has become increasingly important for the reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European. This study tries to provide an explanation for the phenomenon of metatony in Baltic, i.e. the phenomenon that in certain Baltic forms a morpheme shows the reflex of the Balto-Slavic circumflex intonation where we would expect the reflex of the acute intonation ( métatonie douce ) or vice versa (métatonie rude). The subject necessarily involves an inquiry into the origin of the Lithuanian and Latvian tone systems. Furthermore, it requires the assessment of a large number of etymologies. In the final chapter of the book, the developments which are considered to be relevant to the rise of metatony are incorporated into a relative chronology. The investigation is based on a comprehensive collection of data, including evidence from Lithuanian and Latvian dialects and Old Lithuanian. In comparison with earlier studies on the subject, the Latvian evidence plays an essential role. This book tries to demonstrate that the value of Latvian data for Balto-Slavic accentology has hitherto not been fully recognized.
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004653740
ER  -