Proto-Nivkh Accent System
Abstract The aim of this paper is to reconstruct the Proto-Nivkh accent system and vocalism with the help of loanword analysis and internal reconstruction. It is shown that the place of the Proto-Nivkh accent depended on vowel height and syllable structure. The paper also argues that the unstressed...
| Published in: | International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics |
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Brill
2023
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/25898833-20230048 https://brill.com/view/journals/jeal/5/2/article-p267_6.xml https://brill.com/downloadpdf/journals/jeal/5/2/article-p267_6.xml |
| Summary: | Abstract The aim of this paper is to reconstruct the Proto-Nivkh accent system and vocalism with the help of loanword analysis and internal reconstruction. It is shown that the place of the Proto-Nivkh accent depended on vowel height and syllable structure. The paper also argues that the unstressed vowel loss, which led to a radical change in Nivkh phonotactics, consonant system and morphophonology, occurred after the breakup of the last common ancestor of modern Nivkh varieties. |
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