A typology of stress- and foot- sensitive consonantal phenomena

This article investigates consonantal alternations that are conditioned by stress and/or foot-structure. A survey of 78 languages from 37 language families reveals three types of consonantal phenomena: (i) those strictly motivated by stress (as in Senoufo lengthening), (ii) those exclusively conditi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carolina González
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UPV/EHU Press 2013-10-01
Series:Anuario del Seminario de Filología Vasca "Julio de Urquijo"
Online Access:https://www.ehu.eus/ojs/index.php/ASJU/article/view/18680