The Leonese Features in the Madrid Manuscript of the "Libro de Alexandre"

217 Pages·1977·5.62 MB·English

by  Sarah Gilbert Bishop

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BISHOP, Sarah Gilbert, 1941-
THE LEONESE FEATURES IN THE MADRID
MANUSCRIPT OF THE LIBRO DE ALEXANDRE.
The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1977
Language, linguistics
Xerox University Microfilms,
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106
0 Copyright by
Sarah Gilbert Bishop
1977
THE LEONESE FEATURES IN THE MADRID MANUSCRIPT
OF THE LIBRO DE ALEXANDRE
DISSERTATION
Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for
the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate
School of The Ohio State University
By
Sarah Gilbert Bishop, B.A., M.A.
* * * * *
The Ohio State University
1977
Reading Committee: Approved By
Prof. David A. Griffin
Prof. Hans E. Keller
Prof. Arist6bulo V. Pardo
Department qj: Romance
Languages and Literatures
to Bill, Charley, Jack, Armand, Phil, Red, Vaughn
and the other men in my life who insisted . . .
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I am most appreciative of the assistance I received
from a number of individuals. I am indebted to Profs.
Dana A. Nelson of the University of Arizona and Raymond S.
Willis of Princeton University for their encouragement
and generosity. Prof. Nelson provided unrestricted
access to his personal notes and spent many hours
answering questions. Prof. Willis made the concordance
to the Libro de Alexandre available to me and suggested
the manner of presentation for Appendix B. 1 am grateful
for the patience and concern my committee has shown
during the preparation of this work. Most of all I
thank my adviser, Prof. David A. Griffin, for uncounted
hours of consultation and guidance over several years
and many miles.
I offer my deepest thanks to my husband and family
for their love and understanding.
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VITA
November 2, 1941 Born - Dover, New Jersey
1963 ........... B.A., College of Wooster,
Wooster, Ohio
1963-1969 . . . Teaching Assistant, Department of
Romance Languages, Ohio State
University, Columbus, Ohio
1966 ........... M.A., Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio
1967-1968 . . . Lecturer, Department of Romance
Languages, Ohio State University,
Columbus, Ohio
1970-1972 . . . . Program Administrator, University
of Albuquerque, Albuquerque,
New Mexico
1972-1974 . . . . Research Planner, University of
Albuquerque, Albuquerque,
New Mexico
FFIIEELLDDSS OOFF SSTTUUDDYY
Major Field: Romance Linguistics
Studies in Romance Linguistics. Professor David A.
Griffin
Studies in Spanish Linguistics. Professor David A.
Griffin
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS................... iii
V I T A ................................................ iv
LIST OF TABLES.................................... vii
LIST OF FIGURES.................................... viii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . . ■........................ ix
Chapter
I. INTRODUCTION ............................... 1
II. PHONOLOGY.................................... 12
Tonic Vowels............................. 12
Atonic Vowels ........................... 20
Initial Consonants ....................... 34
Internal Consonants .................... 39
Sporadic Changes ......................... 56
Syntactic Phonetics . . . . . ......... 60
III. MORPHOLOGY................................. 66
Noun Gender............................. 66
Word Formation ........... 69
Numerals................................ 74
Pronouns................................ 74
Verbs.................................. 82
Particles............................. 108
IV. SOME NOTES ON,SYNTAX...................... Ill
Pronouns.................................. 112
Verbs............................... 114
V. VOCABULARY................................. 118
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TABLE OF CONTENTS— Continued
Page
APPENDIX
A. FREQUENCY AND DISTRIBUTION OF LEONESE
FEATURES IN OALEX........................... 144
B. SCRIBAL ERRORS........................... 166
INDEX OF LEONESE WORDS.............................. 174
BIBLIOGRAPHY ......................................... 19 7
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LIST OF TABLES
Page
1. Western Leonese Features of Staaff and OAlex . . 146
2. Western Leonese Features of Staaff— Infrequent
in OAlex........................................... 148
3. Western Leonese Features in OAlex— Infrequent
in Staaff...................................... 152
4. Eastern Leonese Features in OAlex .............. 153
5. Distribution of Leonese Variants in OAlex . . . 157
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
1. Bon/B u e n ........... 158
2. Fu/Fue.......................................... 159
3. ld/bd.......................................... 160
4. Sixth Person Preterites ..................... 162
5. 163
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