Once Again on Lenition in Middle Korean

Once Again on Lenition in Middle Korean

The present article attempts a revision of the traditional lenition theory for the Middle Korean language by presenting internal and typological evidence in favor of interpreting non-leniting Middle Korean consonants as originating from original *nC (sometimes possibly *lC) clusters and providing fu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Korean studies 2003-01, Vol.27 (1), p.85-107
1. Verfasser: Vovin, Alexander
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Collagens
Consonants
Dialects
Dictionaries
Fricative consonants
Grammar
History
Infinitives
Korea
Korean language
Language
Linguistics
Nouns
Phonology
Reduction (Phonological or Phonetic)
Regional studies
Stop consonants
Velar consonants
Verbs
Vowels
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Zusammenfassung:The present article attempts a revision of the traditional lenition theory for the Middle Korean language by presenting internal and typological evidence in favor of interpreting non-leniting Middle Korean consonants as originating from original *nC (sometimes possibly *lC) clusters and providing further support for the fact that leniting consonants were just plain voiceless obstruents.
ISSN:0145-840X
1529-1529
1529-1529
DOI:10.1353/ks.2005.0016