It is reported to be uncommon for a language to display phonological contrasts between simplex and geminate obstruents: Italian and Japanese are among the few that do (Tsujimura 2007; Davis 2011). It is even less common for languages to display a phonological contrast of this kind in word-initial position. In this contribution, Sardinian is shown to be one such language. Word-initial geminates are identifi ed through a range of diagnostics and are given an analysis in terms of the CVCV Th eory (Lowenstamm 1996; Scheer 2004).
Word-initial geminates in Sardinian / Lai, Rosangela. - In: QUADERNI DI LINGUISTICA E STUDI ORIENTALI. - ISSN 2421-7220. - ELETTRONICO. - 1:(2015), pp. 37-60. [http://dx.doi.org/10.13128/QULSO-2421-7220-1]
Word-initial geminates in Sardinian
LAI, ROSANGELA
2015
Abstract
It is reported to be uncommon for a language to display phonological contrasts between simplex and geminate obstruents: Italian and Japanese are among the few that do (Tsujimura 2007; Davis 2011). It is even less common for languages to display a phonological contrast of this kind in word-initial position. In this contribution, Sardinian is shown to be one such language. Word-initial geminates are identifi ed through a range of diagnostics and are given an analysis in terms of the CVCV Th eory (Lowenstamm 1996; Scheer 2004).
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