Consonant phonotactics in the Moenat variety of Ladin
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Rachel Walker [1] ; Yifan Yang [2]
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[1] University of California System
University of California System
Estados Unidos
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[2] Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
China
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- Localización: Italian journal of linguistics, ISSN 1120-2726, Vol. 36, Nº. 1, 2024, págs. 199-240
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
This paper provides a study of consonant phonotactics in the present-day Moenat variety of Ladin. This research focuses on the speech of the current generation of younger adults, based on an investigation with a primary consultant and acoustic recordings of multiple speakers. This work systematically investigates singleton consonants and consonant clusters in each position in the word (initial, medial, final) with accompanying illustrations in example words. An accompanying archive of sound files exemplifies the production of each word by two native speakers, one male and one female. Several phonological patterns involving consonants are discussed, including voicing agreement and place neutralization in preconsonantal sibilants, final obstruent devoicing, and nasal place assimilation. In addition, variation in the realization of sibilants is identified.
