LIN376H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Llama, French Language, Front Vowel
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Chapter four new palatal consonants part 2. The sequences /tj/ and /kj/ behave like /k/ plus front vowel, except there is again a double outcome in italian, reflecting dialect mixture in the standard language. Question: what happens to /nj/ and /lj/ in the three languages: answer: their reflexes are: in italian, [ ] and [ ], in spanish, [ ] and [x] and in. Question: what happens to initial clusters /pl/ /bl/ /fl/ /kl/ /gl/ in italian? in spanish: answer: the /l/ becomes /j/ in italian. In spanish, the clusters /pl/ and /kl/ regularly produce palatal / /, with the exception of clara. For /bl/, /fl/ and /gl/, the cluster is usually preserved with the exception of llama flame". Question: what happens to word-medial clusters /pl/ /bl/ /fl/ /kl/ /gl/ in italian? in. French: answer: nearly always, /l/ > /j/. In intervocalic position, the obstruent before this /j/ geminates. In protected (postconsonantal) position, the obstruent remains single.
