Sounds and Systems W DE G Trends in Linguistics Studies and Monographs 141 Editors Werner Winter Walter Bisang Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York Sounds and Systems Studies in Structure and Change A Festschrift for Theo Vennemann edited by David Restle Dietmar Zaefferer Mouton de Gruyter Berlin · New York 2002 Mouton de Gruyter (formerly Mouton, The Hague) is a Division of Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin. © Printed on acid-free paper which falls within the guidelines of the ANSI to ensure permanence and durability. Die Deutsche Bibliothek — Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sounds and systems : studies in structure and change ; a fest- schrift for Theo Vennemann / ed. by David Restle ; Dietmar ZaefTerer. - Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2002 (Trends in linguistics : Studies and monographs ; 141) ISBN 3-11-017569-X © Copyright 2002 by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, D-10785 Berlin All rights reserved, including those of translation into foreign languages. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechani- cal, including photocopy, recording or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Cover design: Christopher Schneider, Berlin. Printed in Germany. Preface When we began planning this volume with contributions by over twenty different authors, we did not expect that the editing would always be a pure pleasure. Just because it was, we would first like to thank all the linguists who gladly agreed to contribute to this special collection of articles. Although the volume remained a secret until today, the 65th birthday of the person we wish to honor here, Theo Vennemann, we also would like to thank him, because in the overwhelming reaction to our invitation to the participants, we could feel the sincere appreciation for his achievements; the acknowledgement he has earned, indirectly and not known to him, facilitated our task, making it more than a pleas- ant enterprise. We wish to apologize to those colleagues who may have aspired to be invited but were not, due to lack of space. We are grateful to Anke Beck from Mouton de Gruyter for readily supporting our project, the series-editor for his quick and pertinent comments, and especially Birgit Sievert for her kind, untiring, and pa- tient effort to make this volume possible. Last but not least, we would like to thank Stephen Laker for his kind assistance and especially Gabriele Hollmann for her spontaneous and invaluable help in correct- ing the final proofs. München, May 27, 2002 David Restle and Dietmar Zaefferer Contents Introduction David Restle and Dietmar Zaefferer 1 I. Historical studies on sounds, words, and systems A. Sound change Preglottalization in English and a North Germanic bifurcation Henning Andersen 15 Zur neuhochdeutschen Dehnung in offener Tonsilbe Thomas Becker 35 Lexical diffusion in regular sound change Joan By bee 59 Unveiling a masked change: behind vowel harmony in the dialect of Claro Michele Loporcaro 75 Accents and medieval English phonologists Robert W. Murray 91 Retraction and rounding in Old English breaking Robert P. Stockwell 121 Β. Language change Latin ipse, Continental Celtic -xsi: a tentative proposal Philip Baldi 141 Der Name al-Andalus: neue Überlegungen zu einem alten Problem Georg Bossong 149 Fein gehackte Pinienkerne zugeben! Zum Infinitiv in Kochrezepten Elvira Glaser 165 Language change in early Britain: the convergence account Raymond Hie key 18 5 Irish ainder, Welsh anner, Breton annoar, Basque andere Peter Schrijver 205