Speculations on [χ]-elision and intersonorantic [υ] in Afrikaans

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Publication date 1999
Journal Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics
Volume | Issue number 32
Pages (from-to) 45-66
Number of pages 22
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR) - Amsterdam Center for Language and Communication (ACLC)
Abstract The present paper addresses in the first place the diachrony of [X]-elision in Afrikaans, as evidenced in such pairs as oog (00[x]) 'eye' - oë 'eyes'. However, it will be suggested that this phenomenon may be related to the substitution of Afrikaans [ʋ] (written < w >) for Dutch [v] (written <v>).
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.5774/32-0-52
Published at https://www.ajol.info/index.php/spl/article/view/117282
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