Compound Systems of Pretonic Vocalism after Palatalized Consonants in Russian Dialects: A Synchronic and Diachronic Analysis
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The paper presents a new approach to the analysis of compound patterns of pretonic vowel neutralization after palatalized consonants in Russian dialects (the so-called DissimilativeAttenuated and Attenuated-Dissimilative systems). The approach takes into account both the quality of the stressed vowels and the consonantal environment in the positions before vowels of different heights. In addition, the diachronic data are provided (for the purpose of showing one of the probable paths of pretonic vowel evolution). The method makes it possible to characterize compound types of pretonic vocalism with a high degree of accuracy and to explain some phonological regularities in Russian dialects.
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تاریخ انتشار 2011