Thoughts on the phonological interpretation of {nasal,oral} contour consonants in some indigenous languages of South-America
<p>An intriguing feature of the Americas as a linguistic area is the frequent occurrence of oral/nasal contour consonants. In this paper we will study a number of languages that have these sounds and discuss the explanations based on the enhancement of phonological contrast that should...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
2008-07-01
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| Series: | Alfa: Revista de Lingüística |
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| Online Access: | http://seer.fclar.unesp.br/alfa/article/view/1500 |