TY - BOOK AU - De Chene,Brent E. TI - The historical phonology of vowel length SN - 9781315857268 (ebook : PDF) PY - 2014/// CY - London, New York PB - Routledge KW - Duration (Phonetics) KW - Grammar, Comparative and general KW - Phonology KW - Historical linguistics KW - Vowels N1 - First published in 1985; Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-327); ch. 1. The origins of distinctive vowel length -- ch. 2. Syllable and Mora as units in verse and accentuation -- ch. 3. Compensatory learning -- ch. 4. Compensatory lengthening as assimilation -- ch. 5. Conclusion : vowel length and syllable structure UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9781315857268 ER -