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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ftuninewbrunojs:oai:ojs.journals.lib.unb.ca:article/22492 2023-05-15T16:55:35+02:00 The Law of Double Consonants in Inuktitut Dresher, B. Elan Johns, Alana 1995-09-09 application/pdf https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/22492 eng eng Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/22492/26149 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/22492 Copyright (c) 2015 Linguistica Atlantica Linguistica Atlantica; Vol. 17 (1995); 79-95 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 1995 ftuninewbrunojs 2022-07-11T11:56:33Z 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 University of New Brunswick: Centre for Digital Scholarship 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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Dresher, B. Elan Johns, Alana |
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Dresher, B. Elan Johns, Alana The Law of Double Consonants in Inuktitut |
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The Law of Double Consonants in Inuktitut |
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The Law of Double Consonants in Inuktitut |
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The Law of Double Consonants in Inuktitut |
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The Law of Double Consonants in Inuktitut |
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The Law of Double Consonants in Inuktitut |
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law of double consonants in inuktitut |
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Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association |
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1995 |
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https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/22492 |
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inuktitut Inuttut |
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inuktitut Inuttut |
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Linguistica Atlantica; Vol. 17 (1995); 79-95 |
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https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/22492/26149 https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/la/article/view/22492 |
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