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One of the major problems in identifying an unknown language like “ Loup ” is cross - border borrowing . Borrowing between languages within the same subgroup is not uncommon in Algonquian ; for example , two languages within the ...
One of the major problems in identifying an unknown language like “ Loup ” is cross - border borrowing . Borrowing between languages within the same subgroup is not uncommon in Algonquian ; for example , two languages within the ...
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However , the results of this change are quite different in these languages . In all Southern New England languages , the consonant clusters * 20 , * 21 , * h0 and * hl become hš . Because this š originates in a * 0 or * l - cluster ...
However , the results of this change are quite different in these languages . In all Southern New England languages , the consonant clusters * 20 , * 21 , * h0 and * hl become hš . Because this š originates in a * 0 or * l - cluster ...
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Some languages use approximately syllable - sized changes in FO — that is , tones — to signal lexical differences . Tones are often dynamic , as are three of the four tones of Mandarin ( Howie 1976 ) . Level tones also occur , though ...
Some languages use approximately syllable - sized changes in FO — that is , tones — to signal lexical differences . Tones are often dynamic , as are three of the four tones of Mandarin ( Howie 1976 ) . Level tones also occur , though ...
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Contents
BLAIN | 12 |
PHIL BRANIGAN and MARGUERITE MACKENZIE | 28 |
JULIE BRITTAIN | 34 |
Copyright | |
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