DIACHRONIC PROBLEMS IN PHONOSYMBOLISM; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Introduction; Notes; Broader Aspects; Integration of Phonosymbolism with Other Categories of Language Change; REFERENCES; Studies in Secondary Phonosymbolism; Language-Universal vs. Language-Specific Phonosymbolism: /t/ as the Carrier of the Idea of 'Stubborn Resistance'; Notes; Semantically-Marked Root Morphemes in Diachronic Morphology; 1. A neglected dimension of Indo-European morphology; 2. Physical defects designated by -a- in Latin root morphemes; 3. Samples of Earlier Research in Critical Retrospect, 4. Consecutive Stages in the Crystallization of the Dominant Type of Spanish Primary Adjectives5. Analysis of the Italian matto, pazzo, sciocco Type; 6. A Counterpart in English Derivation: From snowy through bloody to flimsy.; 7. Conclusion; NOTES; Bibliography; From Phonosymbolism to Morphosymbolism; Note; References; Special Issues; English Verbs Ending in (Nasal, r+) Consonant + I; Notes; Morpho-Semantic Conditioning of Spanish Diphthongization: The Case of teso ~ tieso; Six Categories of Nasal Epenthesis: Their Place in the Evolution from Latin into Romance; Notes; References; Retrospect, and Integration of Phonosymbolism with Other Categories of Language ChangeStudies in Secondary Phonosymbolism -- Language-Universal vs. Language-Specific Phonosymbolism: /t/ as the Carrier of the Idea of 'Stubborn Resistance' -- Semantical-Marked Root Morphemes in Diachronic Morphology -- From Phonosymbolism to Morphosymbolism -- English Verbs Ending in (Nasal, r +) Consonant + 1 -- Morpho-Semantic Conditioning of Spanish Diphthongization: The Case of teso~tieso -- Six Categories of Nasal Epenthesis -- Supplement; Index of Names; Index of Key Concepts
Summary
Phonosymbolism, or sound symbolism (Lautsymbolik), is a vital ingredient of language growth. Many serious scholars, however, have regarded it with embarrassment or indifference. A cautious reintroduction of phonosymbolism as a factor responsible for changes undergone, in varying degrees, by most languages would now seem to be in order. The present volume brings together a number of recent articles on this subject, focusing mostly on problems from Romance languages, especially Spanish; but English also figures prominently.
