Paul A. Johnston, Jr.
List of John Benjamins publications in which Paul A. Johnston, Jr. is involved.
Articles
1992 English Vowel Shifting: One Great Vowel Shift or Two Small Vowel Shifts? Diachronica 9:2, pp. 189–226 | Article
SUMMARY The English Great Vowel Shift (GVS) is often described as a seamless chain shift, where each height of vowel, in moving, impinges on or is pulled by the vowel above it. This scenario is supported by orthoëpic evidence dealing with the Standard and can capture the shift of most Southern and… read more
1983 Variation in the Standard Scottish English of Morningside English World-Wide 4:2, pp. 133–185 | Article