On the r>h Shift in Kiên Giang Khmer

This paper presents an acoustic and perceptual study of the r>h shift in the variety of Khmer spoken in Giồng Riềng district, Kiên Giang province, Vietnam. In Phnom Penh Khmer, /r/ is realized as [h] in syllable onsets and onset clusters, and accompanied by lowered pitch, breathiness, and in some...

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Main Authors: James Kirby, Đinh Lư Giang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Hawaii Press 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of the Southeast Asian Linguistics Society
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10524/52414