The Retroflex Sound of Languages Spoken in Southeast Tibet: Feature Floating, Feature Recombination and Its Historical Typological Value
In Southeast Tibet, some Tibeto-Burman languages have apparent retroflex feature floating. Some initial research on this phenomenon shows that different sound categories, such as a post consonant <i>r</i> and retroflex vowels (or finals), are not totally independent. This feature is like...
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| description | In Southeast Tibet, some Tibeto-Burman languages have apparent retroflex feature floating. Some initial research on this phenomenon shows that different sound categories, such as a post consonant <i>r</i> and retroflex vowels (or finals), are not totally independent. This feature is likely the result of the evolution of one sound category toward another, and the evolution mechanism is the feature recombination between <i>r</i> and the basic consonant. This research approach can be applied to studying the whole Sino-Tibetan historical typology, including Chinese and Tibeto-Burman languages. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba41f00d98eb4e38832ca11c66a6bf682023-11-19T11:35:23ZengMDPI AGLanguages2226-471X2023-06-018315910.3390/languages8030159The Retroflex Sound of Languages Spoken in Southeast Tibet: Feature Floating, Feature Recombination and Its Historical Typological ValueYunjia Wang0Ziqiu Zhu1Daqin Li2School of Humanities, Communication University of China, Beijing 100024, ChinaSchool of Humanities, Communication University of China, Beijing 100024, ChinaSchool of Humanities, Communication University of China, Beijing 100024, ChinaIn Southeast Tibet, some Tibeto-Burman languages have apparent retroflex feature floating. Some initial research on this phenomenon shows that different sound categories, such as a post consonant <i>r</i> and retroflex vowels (or finals), are not totally independent. This feature is likely the result of the evolution of one sound category toward another, and the evolution mechanism is the feature recombination between <i>r</i> and the basic consonant. This research approach can be applied to studying the whole Sino-Tibetan historical typology, including Chinese and Tibeto-Burman languages.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/3/159languages spoken in southeast Tibetretroflex featurefeature floatinghistorical typologyfeature recombination |
| spellingShingle | Yunjia Wang Ziqiu Zhu Daqin Li The Retroflex Sound of Languages Spoken in Southeast Tibet: Feature Floating, Feature Recombination and Its Historical Typological Value Languages languages spoken in southeast Tibet retroflex feature feature floating historical typology feature recombination |
| title | The Retroflex Sound of Languages Spoken in Southeast Tibet: Feature Floating, Feature Recombination and Its Historical Typological Value |
| title_full | The Retroflex Sound of Languages Spoken in Southeast Tibet: Feature Floating, Feature Recombination and Its Historical Typological Value |
| title_fullStr | The Retroflex Sound of Languages Spoken in Southeast Tibet: Feature Floating, Feature Recombination and Its Historical Typological Value |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Retroflex Sound of Languages Spoken in Southeast Tibet: Feature Floating, Feature Recombination and Its Historical Typological Value |
| title_short | The Retroflex Sound of Languages Spoken in Southeast Tibet: Feature Floating, Feature Recombination and Its Historical Typological Value |
| title_sort | retroflex sound of languages spoken in southeast tibet feature floating feature recombination and its historical typological value |
| topic | languages spoken in southeast Tibet retroflex feature feature floating historical typology feature recombination |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/8/3/159 |
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