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Another Universal Bites the Dust: Northwest Mekeo Lacks Coronal Phonemes

Another Universal Bites the Dust: Northwest Mekeo Lacks Coronal Phonemes Abstract: On the basis of cross-linguistic comparison, many universals have been proposed concerning the structure of phonological inventories. One universal of this kind states that every phonological system has coronal phonemes. In this study, Northwest Mekeo, an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea, is shown to be a counterexample. Northwest Mekeo lacks coronal phonemes, though surface coronals are found as predictable allophones of velar phonemes, and in some recent loans. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Oceanic Linguistics University of Hawai'I Press

Another Universal Bites the Dust: Northwest Mekeo Lacks Coronal Phonemes

Oceanic Linguistics , Volume 48 (1) – Jul 23, 2009

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Abstract

Abstract: On the basis of cross-linguistic comparison, many universals have been proposed concerning the structure of phonological inventories. One universal of this kind states that every phonological system has coronal phonemes. In this study, Northwest Mekeo, an Oceanic language of Papua New Guinea, is shown to be a counterexample. Northwest Mekeo lacks coronal phonemes, though surface coronals are found as predictable allophones of velar phonemes, and in some recent loans.

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Oceanic LinguisticsUniversity of Hawai'I Press

Published: Jul 23, 2009

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