Philological evidence for phonemic affricates and diachronic debuccalization in Early Terena (Arawak)
Abstract This paper argues that early Terena (‘Guaná’) had a contrast between fricative and affricate consonants that has been lost in modern Terena. Evidence for this claim comes from the examination of late 19th century and early 20th century documents on the language. The existence of the relevan...
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| Language: | English |
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Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
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| Series: | Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222017000100157&lng=en&tlng=en |