Open syllable lengthening in Middle Dutch: Evidence from verse

This paper attempts to determine a more precise timeline for the onset of Open Syllable Lengthening in Dutch. We examined two late 14th-century Brabantic texts in the Manuscript Marshall 29 (1375 AD), Mellibeus and Saladijn, and compared these with an older Brabantic text Lutgart to ascertain when e...

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Main Authors: Sytsema, J, Lahiri, A
Format: Journal article
Published: Cambridge University Press 2018