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What happens to large changes? Saltation produces well-liked outputs that are hard to generate
Saltatory alternations ‘skip over’ intermediate sounds, as in k~s skipping over [t]. Recent research has argued that saltation is diachronically unstable and documented one possible cause of instability: Learners exposed to saltatory alternations may ...
Amy Smolek, Volya Kapatsinski
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Palatalization in Laomian: evolution and resistance
Palatalization is a common phenomenon in the Laomian language of South-east Asia. This paper compares the phonetic bilabial, velar, and coronal consonants of Laomian and their counterparts in related languages. A phonological analysis of the evolution of
Yijia Zhang, Xiaoyu Jin, Li Liu
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Palatal Mucoperiosteal Island Flaps for Palate Reconstruction [PDF]
Many options are available to cover a palatal defect, including local or free flaps. The objective of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of palatal mucoperiosteal island flap in covering a palatal defect after tumor excision.Between October 2006 and July 2013, we identified 19 patients who underwent palatal reconstruction using a palatal ...
Kim, Hong Youl +5 more
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The Latin of the Inscriptions in Narbonensis: Some Phonetic Characteristics [PDF]
Summary: The present paper aims at examining the phonetic characteristics of the Latin in Narbonensis as reflected by the local inscriptions. Data will be presented from a limited corpus: from Fréjus (Forum Iulii), Antibes (Antipolis), Riez (Reii ...
Ötvös, Zsuzsanna
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Abstract My paper asks which linguistic features become enregistered to a politician's image, and how this process occurs. I examine glide insertion in the speech of former Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dăncilă and parodies of her. As parody requires exaggeration of salient features in order to be legible, I use it to investigate what is heard as ...
Anna‐Marie Sprenger
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Abstract Background Speech in individuals with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP) is a complex myriad of presenting symptoms. It is uniquely associated with the structural difference of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI), together with a wide and heterogeneous range of other aetiologies which often co‐occur.
Valerie J Pereira, Debbie Sell
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Retroflexion and retraction revised [PDF]
Arguing against Bhat’s (1974) claim that retroflexion cannot be correlated with retraction, the present article illustrates that retroflexes are always retracted, though retraction is not claimed to be a sufficient criterion for retroflexion.
Hamann, Silke
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Some Phonological Processes in an Akan Linguistic Game [PDF]
This paper examines some phonological processes observed in the Pig Latin; a linguistic game played in Akan, a Niger-Congo (Kwa) language. The Akan Pig Latin (henceforth APL), which is popularly known as Megesege is usually played among Akan youth.
Adomako, Kwasi
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Considerations for identifying subtypes of speech sound disorder
Abstract Background Speech sound disorders (SSDs) in children are heterogeneous. Differentiating children with SSDs into distinct subtypes is important so that each child receives a treatment approach well suited to the particular difficulties they are experiencing.
Susan Rvachew, Tanya Matthews
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Palatalization in Romance: an investigation of the sound change in French and Spanish [PDF]
This thesis discusses and compares the change of velar stops into palatoalveolar affricates, a process termed velar palatalization, in the Romance languages French and Spanish.
Fielding, Steven
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