A Generative Approach to the Development of Avestan and Old Persian Consonants
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan, 1971. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. (2) vii, 229pp. Self-bound black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. "The phonological changes responsible for the development of Old Persian and Avestan consonants are the subject of this study. An inventory of Proto-Indo-European phonological segments is taken for granted and their development through various reconstructed stages-- i.g., Proto-Indo-Iranian and Proto-Iranian-- is described through the theoretical tools available within generative phonology." (Abstract). Includes phonetic charts for Indo-European, Proto-Indo-Iranian, and Proto-Iranian. Binding with two light 3" scratches in middle of cover. Previous owner's name inked onto front endpaper. Book block lightly age-toned. Binding and interior in overall good+ condition. g. Item #35506
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