The Even Yearbook 3 (1998)

volume: 3 (1998)
pages: 16–23
author: András Cser
title: What is nasal loss before fricatives?
abstract: In this paper sound changes are presented which show that changes affecting the feature [continuant] on contact display different behaviour depending on the sounds involved: obstruents dissimilate from each other in this feature, whereas obstruents and sonorants assimilate one way or the other. This asymmetry may have to do with the fact that continuancy is normally distinctive in obstruents, but nondistinctive in sonorants. It is argued that nasal loss before fricatives, a widely attested phenomenon in the languages of the world, is an instance of continuancy assimilation. It is further argued that the preference for [+continuant] [−continuant] is a syllable contact rule similar to the rule involving sonority.
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refs: ⟨BibTeX⟩
@article{even98cs,
  author  = {András Cser},
  title   = {What is nasal loss before fricatives?},
  year    = 1998,
  journal = {The Even Yearbook},
  volume  = 3,
  pages   = {16–23},
  url     = {http://seas.elte.hu/w/!even/98cs}
}
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Cser, András. 1998. What is nasal loss before fricatives?. The Even Yearbook 3: 16–23. http://seas.elte.hu/w/!even/98cs