Germanic Accent, Grammatical Change and the Laws of Unaccented Syllables: 36 (Kanadische Studien zur Deutschen Sprache und Literatur Etudes ... Studies in German Language and Literature) - Softcover

The accepted change from movable pitch accent to fixed dynamic accent in Germanic is so substantial that it must have been multi-staged. The author posits stages, using acoustic phonetics, Verner's Law and accent markings in Old High German. He tests his theory in all major areas of Germanic grammar. Many old problems receive more convincing solutions, even Germanic finals and Scandinavian accent 2.