Voice alternation as passive lenition: /ᴚ/ in French

The rhotic or "r-like sound" of Standard European French is a segment varying in manner, both degree of aperture and voice quality. This paper presents a broadly functional analysis of /ᴚ/ voicing within an Optimality Theoretic framework, accounting for instances of voice assimilation, neu...

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Main Author: Eric Russell Webb
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Bern Open Publishing 2004-01-01
Series:Linguistik Online
Online Access:https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/article/view/770