Labiovelar unit phonemes in Lolo-Burmese? A case to chew over: Lahu bÊ 'chew' < PLB *N-gwya2

The existence of consonant combinations consisting of velar stop plus -w-can confidently be posited for all time-depths in T[ibetoj-B[urmanJ, including the Proto-TB level [Matisoff 1980). Whether these 'labiovelars' are best regarded as consonant clusters or as unit phonemes at a given sta...

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Main Author: Matisoff, James A.
Other Authors: University of California, Berkeley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178880
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English