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Donka Minkova

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Donka Minkova
Born1944 (age 79–80)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Sofia (PhD)
Academic work
Disciplinelinguistics
Sub-disciplinephonetics, phonology
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Donka Minkova (born 1944) is a Bulgarian-American linguist and Distinguished Research Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.[1]

Books

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  • The History of Final Vowels in English (1991)
  • English Words: History and Structure (with Robert Stockwell) (2001, Second Edition 2009)
  • Alliteration and Sound Change in Early English (2003)
  • A Historical Phonology of English (2014)

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  • Phonological Weakness in English: From Old to Present-Day English (2009)
  • Studies in the History of the English Language: A Millennial Perspective (2002)
  • Chaucer and the Challenges of Medievalism (2003)
  • Empirical and Analytical Advances in the Study of English Language Change (2009)

References

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  1. ^ "Minkova, Donka – Department of English UCLA". UCLA English.

Further reading

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