Reflexes of Proto-Ryukyuan *i and *u in Miyakoan as a chain shift
The paper examines conditioned changes that occurred in Miyakoan (mostly Proto-Miyakoan) reflexes of Proto-Ryukyuan close vowels *i and *u after the unconditioned raising of Proto-Ryukyuan *e and *o had taken place. These changes in close vowels are interpreted here as chain shifts. The core assumpt...
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| Language: | English |
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2018-12-01
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| Series: | Lingua Posnaniensis |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/linpo-2018-0014 |