The Phonology of Coronals.

This study investigates the phonological behavior of coronal consonants, i.e. sounds produced with the tip or blade of the tongue. The analysis draws on data from over 120 languages and dialects. A definition of coronality is proposed that rejects the current view holding that palatals are positivel...

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Main Author: Hall, T. Alan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1997.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 149.
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