Phonological answers to orthographic problems. On the treatment of non-sibilant obstruent + liquid groups in Hispano-celtic

  • Joseph F.  Eska Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

Resumen

This paper argues that the only way to spell non-sibilant obstruent + liquid groups in the Hispano-Celtic adaptation of the semisegmental, semi- moraic Iberian script was through the use of a so-called ‘dead’ vowel that anticipates the colour of the following etymological vowel, e.g., Tiŕiś = /tri:s/. Orthographies that evince a metathesis, e.g., ConTeŕPia beside Latinised loc. sg. CONTREBIAE, or do not spell the liquid at all, e.g., ConTePias, are not alternative ways of representing such groups, but are indicative of real sound changes, viz., metathesis and deletion of a consonant in coda position before another consonant. Cross-linguistic evidence is presented in favour of such an analysis.

Biografía del autor/a

Joseph F.  Eska, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

 

 

 

Publicado
2019-12-02
Cómo citar
Eska, J. F. (2019). Phonological answers to orthographic problems. On the treatment of non-sibilant obstruent + liquid groups in Hispano-celtic. Palaeohispanica. Revista Sobre Lenguas Y Culturas De La Hispania Antigua, (7), 71-81. https://doi.org/10.36707/palaeohispanica.v0i7.276
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