On the non-phonemic status of the velar nasal [ƞ] in Jivaroan
Overall, Simon (2008) On the non-phonemic status of the velar nasal [ƞ] in Jivaroan. Línguas Indígenas Americanas (LIAMES), 8. pp. 45-59.
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Abstract
The modern Jivaroan languages and the reconstructed proto language have all been assigned a velar nasal phoneme /ƞ/ by previous analysts. In this paper I argue that such an analysis is incorrect, and propose that the velar nasals in surface forms come from two sources. The first is assimilation of an underlying unspecified syllable-final nasal archiphoneme /N/ to a following velar stop /k/. The second concerns a group of velar nasals that surface only in Aguaruna and arise as a syllable-final allophone of the phoneme /h/. I also propose to reconstruct a rhotic phoneme for the proto language rather than a velar nasal, and show that it has merged with /h/ in Aguaruna. Historical, comparative and documentary evidence is adduced to support these hypotheses.
Item ID: | 28162 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 2177-7160 |
Keywords: | Jivaroan, phonology, reconstruction |
Additional Information: | This article is distributed under a Creative Commons, Attribution, Non-commercial, No-derivatives license. |
Funders: | La Trobe University |
Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2013 06:29 |
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