LINGUIST List 11.1890

Fri Sep 8 2000

Qs: Phonological Change/Imitation, Berber Lang

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  • Bill Palmer, Phonological change driven by imitation
  • Naima Louali, recherche information <berbere>

    Message 1: Phonological change driven by imitation

     Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2000 12:05:00 EST
    From: Bill Palmer <palmer_billhotmail.com>
    Subject: Phonological change driven by imitation




    Does anyone know of any other instances of phonological (or for that matter lexical or grammatical) change resulting from an idiosyncratic feature of the idiolect of a prominent personality?

    Several times over the years I have heard a couple of anecdotes about phonological change driven by the imitation of a monarch with an unusual pronunciation. One anecdote has the Spanish interdental fricative arising from imitation of a Spanish monarch with a lisp. The other has the northern European shift to a uvular rhotic arising from the imitation at court of a French monarch who had this as an idiosyncratic feature of their idiolect, subsequently spreading to Paris, then France, then neighbouring countries to the east, explaining the areal and not genetic nature of this change. Is there any truth in either of these anecdotes? If so can anyone help me with references?

    I'll post a summary if the responses warrant it. Bill Palmer palmer_billhotmail.com

    Message 2: recherche information <berbere>

     Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2000 14:03:59 +0100
    From: Naima Louali <Naima.Loualiish-lyon.cnrs.fr>
    Subject: recherche information <berbere>


    Bonjour a tous

    Je suis charg�e de faire converger l'information vers un Bulletin d'Information sur les Recherches en Linguistique dans le domaine berb�re . Je suis donc � la recherche de toutes les informations � ce sujet :

    Soutenance de th�ses et m�moires

    S�minaires et colloques

    Publications r�centes (1999)

    Annonces de colloques



    Je vous remercie d'avance pour votre collaboration



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