Title: Liquids where there shouldn't be any. What hides behind the orthographic post-vocalic tautosyllabic <r> and <l> in early texts in and on Chamorro
Abstract:This study argues that the retention of tautosyllabic <r> and <l> in post-vocalic position in the various orthographies employed for the representation of Chamorro in script during the colonial period...This study argues that the retention of tautosyllabic <r> and <l> in post-vocalic position in the various orthographies employed for the representation of Chamorro in script during the colonial period until World War II reflects a phonological reality that is veiled by the modern orthographic standard and some of its predecessors. It is assumed that the oscillation in writing <r>/<l> and <d>/<t> is indicative of a sub-phonemic change that has contributed to re-shaping the sound system of 19th-century Chamorro. This hypothesis is checked philologically on the basis of the early sources of Chamorro. Additional evidence is drawn from a variety of Austronesian languages. The paper supports the claim that it is possible to write a historical grammar of Chamorro based on the extant texts in and on Chamorro from 1668 to 1940.Read More
Publication Year: 2013
Publication Date: 2013-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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