22.85, Qs: Velarisation/Pharyngealisation of Laterals

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Subject: 22.85, Qs: Velarisation/Pharyngealisation of Laterals

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Date: 30-Dec-2010
From: Daniela Müller [daniela.muller at univ-tlse2.fr]
Subject: Velarisation/Pharyngealisation of Laterals
 

	
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Date: Wed, 05 Jan 2011 23:06:21
From: Daniela Müller [daniela.muller at univ-tlse2.fr]
Subject: Velarisation/Pharyngealisation of Laterals

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Dear LINGUIST List members,

I am compiling examples of /l/-velarisation or -pharyngealisation, i.e. an 
evolution of the lateral to any kind of velar/uvular/pharyngeal or labial 
approximant, fricative or stop, or to a back or low vowel, in any position 
of the word. The probably most well-known example of this sound 
change would be the ongoing vocalisation of syllable-final /l/ in English.

I have ample evidence for this phenomenon from a wide variety of Indo-
European languages, but haven't found anything so far about 
languages from outside the Indo-European family, so I was wondering 
whether anyone knows about this process in a non-Indo-European 
language.

This research is for my thesis, so any help would be appreciated. Of
course, I will post a summary with any answers I get.

Best regards,

Daniela Müller 

Linguistic Field(s): Phonetics
                     Phonology




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