From Latin to Spanish

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This 124 MB file is essentially the same version as the older 140 MB one that has been available for some years, but is now conveniently paginated and bookmarked. Cover Preface Phonetic Symbols and Diacritical Marks Table of Contents Chapter 1 On The Nature of Linguistic Change Sound Change and Sound Laws - Types of Sound Changes - How do Sounds Change? - The Spread of a Sound Change - The Causes of Sound Change - Other Causes of Sound Change Morphological Change: Analogy Chapter 2 The Latin Language The Phonological System of Latin The Vowel System The Consonant System Accentuation The Morphological System of Latin The Nominal System The Verbal System Chapter 3 From Earlier to Later Latin The Phonological System Vowels Consonants The Simplification of the Syllable: Reduction of Consonant Groups The Development of Intervocalic Consonants The Morphological System The Nominal System The Verbal System Chapter 4 From Late Latin to Old Spanish Introduction: Ibero-Romance Within the Western Romance Complex The Phonological System Vowels - The Yod and the Development of the Vowels - Syncope and Its Effects Consonants - The Beginnings of the Change /f-/ > /h-/ - Initial Consonant Groups - Palatal Consonants - The Sibilants The Morphological System The Nominal System The Verbal System Chapter 5 From Medieval to Modern Spanish The Phonological System Vowels Consonants The Morphological System The Nominal System The Verbal System References Word and Morpheme Index Index Back Cover