The pitfalls of near-mergers: A sociophonetic approach to near-demergers in the Malaga /θ/ vs /s/ split
The near-merger hypothesis has served to explain many situations where other explanations have not sufficed, including mainly those where apparently completed mergers have been reversed. However, the situation in the city of Malaga (Spain) calls for a critical review of the main pitfalls of this hyp...
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Open Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2022-0249 |