Metathesis and unmetathesis in Amarasi

This book provides a complete analysis of synchronic CV -> VC metathesis in Amarasi, a language of western Timor. Metathesis and unmetathesis realise a paradigm of parallel forms, pairs of which occur to complement each other throughout the language. Metathesis in Amarasi is superficially associ...

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Main Author: Edwards, Owen (auth)
Format: eBook
Published: Language Science Press 2020
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