• DOI:10.31826/jlr-2015-120104
Corpus ID: 212688612

A seemingly on-going sound change in Takuu language of Papua New Guinea: historical and theoretical implications

@article{Davletshin2015ASO,
  title={A seemingly on-going sound change in Takuu language of Papua New Guinea: historical and theoretical implications},
  author={A. Davletshin},
  journal={Journal of Language Relationship},
  year={2015},
  volume={12},
  pages={1 - 20}
}

A. Davletshin

Published 2015

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Journal of Language Relationship

The Takuu language of Papua New Guinea shows both the lateral [l] and the flap rhotic [r] as regular reflexes of Proto-Nuclear-Polynesian *l. Older speakers tend to pronounce it closer to [r] and younger speakers closer to [l]. This situation is likely to be described as a sound change in progress (r → l). However, it is possible to show that distribution of [l] and [r] is predictable, depending on strictly defined phonological environments and the age of the speaker. Thus, a seemingly on-going… CONTINUE READING

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