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SUMMARY:PSUxLING4: Joan Bybee (University of New Mexico) Directionality in Langu
age Change: Lenition and Fortition
DESCRIPTION:Directionality in Language Change: \; Lenition and Forti
tion\nBroad cross-linguistic trends in language change occur in all part
s of language structure. Given the general trend in sound change towards
lenition\, cases of apparent fortition require examination. Results fro
m a cross-linguistic database of phonological processes show that fortit
ions are very rare\, but the most common type is glide strengthening\, e
specially of palatal glides. This strengthening can be related to the co
mmon assimilation process of palatalization and a palatalizing type of l
anguage is proposed\, with Romance languages as good examples of this ty
pe.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/psuxling4-joan-
bybee-university-of-new-mexico-directionality-in-language-change-lenitio
n-and-fortition/
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Directionality in Language Change: Leniti
on and Fortition
Broad cross
-linguistic trends in language change occur in all parts of language str
ucture. Given the general trend in sound change towards lenition, cases
of apparent fortition require examination. Results from a cross-linguist
ic database of phonological processes show that fortitions are very rare
, but the most common type is glide strengthening, especially of palatal
glides. This strengthening can be related to the common assimilation pr
ocess of palatalization and a palatalizing type of language is proposed,
with Romance languages as good examples of this type.
For more de
tails: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/psuxling4-joan-bybee-university
-of-new-mexico-directionality-in-language-change-lenition-and-fortition/
LOCATION:127 Moore Building
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