Diachronic labial palatalization in Xinguan Arawak

Labial Palatalization: a Gestural Account of Phonetic Implementation*

In this paper I present an analysis of surface realizations of palatalized labials in several dialects of Polish. This account has two parts: first, I will demonstrate that the attested gradiency and variability in realization of palatalized labials result from dialect-specific gestural interpretations of the same phonological representation; then, I will show that these patterns of realization...

Arawak Linguistics and Max Schmidt’s Account of Arawak Expansion

Although Max Schmidt’s thesis focuses on the expansion of Arawak cultures, language consistently looms in the background of Schmidt’s work as an important marker of cultural affinity and symptom of cultural influence. As a consequence, linguistics -and linguistic classification in particular -plays an important role in Schmidt’s thesis. In this chapter I discuss the role played by linguistics i...

Palatalization and Umlaut in Korean

Contrast Dispersion and Russian Palatalization

Her mouth will be rent to the ears by the fantastic, impossible sound " Y " .

Labial reconstruction with a cross-labial flap.

Overzealous resection of the labia minorum is a significant complication of labioplasty. Knowledge and understanding of reconstructive plastic surgical principles are required to manage such challenging complications. We report a case of iatrogenic labial asymmetry that was reconstructed with a cross-labial flap.