Abstract
The following article uses data from ten lexemes, each read by several hundred speakers, to assess the way in which syllable boundaries featuring a possible hiatus are realized in spoken Standard German. Both a regional and a sociolinguistic viewpoint are taken. We argue for a connection between our findings and the genesis of New High German with the interference of a Low German substratum. In addition, we outline the consequences for the hypothesis that German underwent a typological change from a syllable to a word language.
| Item Type: | Journal article |
|---|---|
| Faculties: | Languages and Literatures > Department 1 |
| Subjects: | 400 Language > 400 Language |
| ISSN: | 0340-9341 |
| Language: | German |
| Item ID: | 47176 |
| Date Deposited: | 27. Apr 2018, 08:12 |
| Last Modified: | 27. Apr 2018, 08:12 |
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