Preference for Deletion vs. Epenthesis in Japanese Phonological Adaptations

Preference for Deletion vs. Epenthesis in Japanese Phonological Adaptations

This study investigated phonological adaptation of non-loan words in Japanese and their preference for either deletion or epenthesis. Earlier studies argue that non-loan Japanese words prefer deletion while loanwords prefer epenthesis. Studies further show that the input medium affects the adaptati...

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Main Author: Shinichi Shoji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2022-01-01
Series:Acta Linguistica Asiatica
Subjects:
Japanese
phonological adaptation
deletion
epenthesis
verb formation
Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/10396

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https://journals.uni-lj.si/ala/article/view/10396

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