Grundfragen Der Umlautphonemisierung: Eine Strukturelle Analyse Des Nordgermanischen I/J-Umlauts Unter Berucksichtigung Der Alteren Runeninschriften ... Erganzungsbande) (German Edition)

The author investigates the origin and development of umlauts in the history of the Nordic and West German languages. The author asks: which phonological processes occasion umlauts in language; how the historical layering of the i/j umlaut is represented; and how the absence of the phonetic i/j umlaut in certain contexts can be explained. To answer these questions, the author presents a comprehensive, structurally-based model which turns away from syncope-oriented research.