Latin rhotacism: a case study in the life cycle of phonological processes

<p>Rhotacism in Latin is a well-known phonological generalisation which, in its paradigm cases, can be stated as a regular sound change of [s] to [r] between vowels. This change/rule is posited on the basis both of comparative evidence, e.g. *<em>swesor</em> Latin <em>soror&l...

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Main Author: Roberts, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2012
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