Remarks on the phonological evolution of Russian in comparison with the other Slavic languages

Synopsis

This Is The First English Translation Of A Groundbreaking 1929 Work In Historical Phonology By The Renowned Linguist Roman Jakobson, Considered The Founder Of Modern Structural Linguistics. A Revolutionary Treatment Of The Phonological Evolution Of Russian In Relation To Other Slavic Languages, The Book Introduced A New Type Of Historical Linguistics That Focused On The Systematic Reasons Behind Phonological Change. Rather Than Treating Such Changes As Haphazard, Jakobson Here Presents A Teleological, Purposeful Approach To Language Evolution. He Concludes By Placing His Book In The Context Of The Exciting Structural Developments Of The Era, Including Einstein's Theories, Cezanne's Art, And Lev Berg's Nomogenesis.--dust Jacket. Translator's Foreword : The Significance Of Roman Jakobson's Remarks On The Phonological Evolution Of Russian In Comparison With The Other Slavic Languages -- Notes On Early Common Slavic To Late Common Slavic -- Author's Preface -- Basic Principles -- Remarks On Current Issues Of Comparative Historical Phonology -- Remarks On The Evolution Of The Phonological System Of Proto-slavic -- The Proto-east-slavic Change Of Initial Je- To O- And Similar Developments In The Other Slavic Languages -- Dialectal Facts About Proto-east-slavic -- Consequences Of The Loss Of Weak Jers For The Slavic Languages -- The Establishment Of The Soft~hard Consonant Correlation In Russian And Other Slavic Languages, And Related Facts -- Features Common To Russian And Absent In Other East Slavic Dialects -- Russian Dialect Changes Of Unaccented Vowels -- Some Conclusions -- Appendix A. Author's Transcription -- Appendix B. On Cyrillic Transliteration -- Appendix C. Major Jakan'e Types. Roman Jakobson ; Translated And Annotated By Ronald F. Feldstein. Based On The French Translation Of The Original Russian Text, Which Was Never Published. The Only Known Copy Of The Russian Original Was Destroyed During The German Invasion Of Brno In 1939. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 185-203) And Index. Based On The French Translation Of The Original Russian Text, Which Was Never Published. The Only Known Copy Of The Russian Original Was Destroyed During The German Invasion Of Brno In 1939.