Historical antecedents of /h/, /s/, /j/ and /ř/ in Utkuhiksalik (Inuktitut)

Utkuhiksalik is a sub-dialect of Natsilik within the Western Canadian Inuit dialect continuum. Unlike many Western dialects, Utkuhiksalik contrasts /h/ and /s/, /j/ and /ř/. The goal of this paper is to show how such contrasts arose: we describe the sound changes from Proto-Eskimoan *j, *ð, and *c t...

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Published in:Études/Inuit/Studies
Main Authors: Dyck, Carrie J., Briggs, Jean L.
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Language:English
Published: Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit Inc. 2005
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spelling fterudit:oai:erudit.org:013947ar 2023-05-15T16:07:09+02:00 Historical antecedents of /h/, /s/, /j/ and /ř/ in Utkuhiksalik (Inuktitut) Dyck, Carrie J. Briggs, Jean L. 2005 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/013947ar https://doi.org/10.7202/013947ar en eng Association Inuksiutiit Katimajiit Inc. Centre interuniversitaire d'études et de recherches autochtones (CIÉRA) Érudit Études/Inuit/Studies vol. 29 no. 1-2 (2005) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/013947ar doi:10.7202/013947ar Tous droits réservés © La revue Études/Inuit/Studies, 2005 text 2005 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/013947ar 2022-09-24T23:12:56Z Utkuhiksalik is a sub-dialect of Natsilik within the Western Canadian Inuit dialect continuum. Unlike many Western dialects, Utkuhiksalik contrasts /h/ and /s/, /j/ and /ř/. The goal of this paper is to show how such contrasts arose: we describe the sound changes from Proto-Eskimoan *j, *ð, and *c to Utkuhiksalik /h/, /s/, /j/ and /ř/. L’utkuhiksalik est un sous-dialecte natsilik qui se situe dans le continuum dialectal de l’inuit de l’ouest du Canada. Contrairement à bien d’autres dialectes de l’ouest, l’utkuhiksalik démontre une opposition phonologique entre /h/ et /s/, /j/ et /ř/. Le but de cet article est d’esquisser comment ces contrastes se sont développés: nous décrivons les changements historiques à partir des sons proto-esquimaux *j, *ð, et *c jusqu’aux sons utkuhiksalik /h/, /s/, /j/, et /ř/. Text eskimo* esquimaux Études/Inuit/Studies inuit inuktitut Natsilik Western Canadian Inuit Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Canada Études/Inuit/Studies 29 1-2 307 340
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description Utkuhiksalik is a sub-dialect of Natsilik within the Western Canadian Inuit dialect continuum. Unlike many Western dialects, Utkuhiksalik contrasts /h/ and /s/, /j/ and /ř/. The goal of this paper is to show how such contrasts arose: we describe the sound changes from Proto-Eskimoan *j, *ð, and *c to Utkuhiksalik /h/, /s/, /j/ and /ř/. L’utkuhiksalik est un sous-dialecte natsilik qui se situe dans le continuum dialectal de l’inuit de l’ouest du Canada. Contrairement à bien d’autres dialectes de l’ouest, l’utkuhiksalik démontre une opposition phonologique entre /h/ et /s/, /j/ et /ř/. Le but de cet article est d’esquisser comment ces contrastes se sont développés: nous décrivons les changements historiques à partir des sons proto-esquimaux *j, *ð, et *c jusqu’aux sons utkuhiksalik /h/, /s/, /j/, et /ř/.
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Historical antecedents of /h/, /s/, /j/ and /ř/ in Utkuhiksalik (Inuktitut)
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title Historical antecedents of /h/, /s/, /j/ and /ř/ in Utkuhiksalik (Inuktitut)
title_short Historical antecedents of /h/, /s/, /j/ and /ř/ in Utkuhiksalik (Inuktitut)
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