Description
Some phonetic affinities between Bearnese and Aragonese
Book summary
This work is a reference linguistic study that analyzes the phonetic relationships between Aragonese and Bearnese, a variety of Gascon. Originally published in 1938, William Dennis Elcock's research focuses on key phenomena of Central Aragonese, such as the preservation of voiceless plosives and their voicing in specific contexts. Through the analysis of living speech and the toponymy of Pyrenean localities, the author offers a fundamental contribution to the scientific dissemination of Aragonese within the framework of its links with Gascon.
What is it about?
The book examines the phonetic affinities between Romance Aragonese and Bearnese, a variant of Gascon spoken in the French Pyrenees. William Dennis Elcock studies in detail phonetic phenomena characteristic of Central Aragonese, paying special attention to the preservation of intervocal ic voiceless plosives and their voicing after a nasal or liquid consonant. The work relies on data extracted from the living speech of local communities and the analysis of the region's toponymy, providing a solid empirical basis for understanding trans-Pyrenean linguistic relations.
Main topics
- Historical phonetics of Central Aragonese
- Linguistic relationships between Aragonese and Gascon (Bearnese)
- Preservation and voicing of voiceless plosives in specific phonetic contexts
- Analysis of living speech and toponymy as sources for linguistic study
- Scientific dissemination of Aragonese in the Pyrenean context
Who is it recommended for?
This book is intended for linguists, philologists, and researchers specializing in Romance languages, historical phonetics, and Pyrenean dialectology. It is also of interest to advanced linguistics students and any reader with an academic background who wishes to deepen their knowledge of Aragonese and its links with the neighboring languages of the Pyrenees.
What this book contributes
- A detailed analysis of key phonetic phenomena of Central Aragonese based on field data and toponymy.
- A fundamental reference work for understanding the linguistic relationships between Aragonese and Gascon.
- Access to classic research, originally published in 1938, that remains relevant for Romance studies.
- Valuable empirical material on the living speech of Pyrenean localities, useful for future dialectal research.
Technical specifications
- Author: Elcock, William Dennis
- Publisher: Xordica
- Language: Spanish
- Subject: LANGUAGE: REFERENCE AND GENERAL, LINGUISTICS, PHONETICS, PHONOLOGY
- Collection: QUADERNOS JEAN-JOSEPH SAROIHANDY
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: January 2005
- Number of pages: 256
- Weight: 426 g
Editorial review
This reissue of a 1938 classic recovers a linguistic study of great value for specialists in Pyrenean Romance languages. Elcock's methodological rigor, combined with the use of field data and toponymy, makes this book an essential reference for those investigating the historical phonetics of Aragonese and its connections with Gascon. Its precise approach and empirical basis make it especially relevant for an academic audience interested in the dialectology and historical linguistics of the Pyrenees.