Vowel prosthesis in Romance : a diachronic study
This book presents a comparative, historical account of vowel prosthesis (the appearance of a non-etymological vowel at the beginning of a word) in the Romance languages. The author describes in detail the formal characteristics, historical trajectory, and likely causes of the different types of prosthesis operating in Romance.
History
xii, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780199541157, 0199541159
423583247
Categories of prosthesis in the history of Romance
The Latin background
I-prosthesis
A-prosthesis
U-prosthesis
Retrospective and prospective