The Law of Double Consonants in Inuktitut
In this article we examine a number of properties having to do with Schneider's Law in Inuktitut, also referred to as the Law of Double Consonants. This phonological rule simplifies a consonant cluster from two to one when there is an immediately preceding consonant cluster. We argue that altho...
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ftmemunijournals:oai:ojs.journals.library.mun.ca:article/804 2023-05-15T16:55:35+02:00 The Law of Double Consonants in Inuktitut Dresher, B. Elan Johns, Alana 2013-09-05 application/pdf https://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/LA/article/view/804 eng eng Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association https://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/LA/article/view/804/692 https://journals.library.mun.ca/ojs/index.php/LA/article/view/804 Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access). CC-BY Linguistica Atlantica; Vol 17 (1995); 79-95 1188-9932 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2013 ftmemunijournals 2021-05-09T13:32:59Z In this article we examine a number of properties having to do with Schneider's Law in Inuktitut, also referred to as the Law of Double Consonants. This phonological rule simplifies a consonant cluster from two to one when there is an immediately preceding consonant cluster. We argue that although the rule is often characterized as targeting mixed clusters, consonant assimilation in Labrador Inuttut results in the fact that it only targets geminate clusters. The same is true in Northern Quebec dialects (Massenet 1986). This description of the rule shows eastern dialects (Labrador and Northern Quebec) to be similar to Siglit, a western dialect without extensive consonant assimilation, where the rule targets only geminates and not mixed clusters (Lowe 1985). We review a number of possible explanations of Schneider's Law, and propose an account based on syllable government of codas. Article in Journal/Newspaper inuktitut Inuttut Memorial University of Newfoundland: Electronic Journals Lowe ENVELOPE(-30.309,-30.309,-80.537,-80.537) |
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In this article we examine a number of properties having to do with Schneider's Law in Inuktitut, also referred to as the Law of Double Consonants. This phonological rule simplifies a consonant cluster from two to one when there is an immediately preceding consonant cluster. We argue that although the rule is often characterized as targeting mixed clusters, consonant assimilation in Labrador Inuttut results in the fact that it only targets geminate clusters. The same is true in Northern Quebec dialects (Massenet 1986). This description of the rule shows eastern dialects (Labrador and Northern Quebec) to be similar to Siglit, a western dialect without extensive consonant assimilation, where the rule targets only geminates and not mixed clusters (Lowe 1985). We review a number of possible explanations of Schneider's Law, and propose an account based on syllable government of codas. |
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Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access). |
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