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Latin rhotacism: a case study in the life cycle of phonological processes
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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. *swesor Latin soror ‘sister’, and of paradigms in which final s alternates with medial intervocalic r, e.g. flos, floris ‘flower’. It is possible, however, to cite a number of exceptions to the basic r...
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- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1111/j.1467-968X.2012.01285.x
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- Wiley-Blackwell Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Transactions of the Philological Society Journal website
- Volume:
- 110
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 80-93
- Publication date:
- 2012-03-01
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0079-1636
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- English
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- Deposit date:
- 2013-09-26
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- Copyright holder:
- Philip Roberts
- Copyright date:
- 2012
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The definitive version of this article is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-968X.2012.01285.x
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