Lynch, John D. and Crowley, T. (2003) More reflexes of proto-Oceanic *q in Vanuatu languages. Oceanic Linguistics, 42 (1). pp. 233-238. ISSN 0029-8115
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Although it has generally been assumed that Namakir is the only Vanuatu language that has a phonemic reflex of Proto-Oceanic *q, recent data collected from a number of languages in north-central Malakula show that *q is also reflected there, though it is lost in quite a number of words. Of interest is the fact that, in noninitial position, *q merges with *k, usually as x; but in initial position, *q is reflected as i, probably via intermediate y. We argue that these cases of initial i are not prothetic but constitute "real" reflexes of *q, and we attempt to explain the phonetics of the *q > i change. In doing so, we suggest that these data provide further evidence that *q was probably a uvular and not a glottal stop.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts, Law and Education (FALE) > Pacific Languages Unit |
| Depositing User: | Ms Shalni Sanjana |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Aug 2003 04:12 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Aug 2012 04:12 |
| URI: | https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/5230 |
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