On the origins of x in Slavic
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Linguistica Brunensia |
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| Web | Digitální knihovna FF MU |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | Slavic; x; sk; laryngeals; Indo-European |
| Description | The paper focuses on three regular sources of x in the Slavic languages. Beside the well-known source Pedersen's Law, there are two minor regular sources, namely the clusters *sk and *kH2. Especially the last source is the only remaining proof of secondary "voiceless aspirates" in Balto-Slavic, since all other clusters of voiceless stop + laryngeal disappeared without a trace in Balto-Slavic. Slavic x is thus a heir to three regular independent processes which merged into a single result. This resulting x was later supported by loanwords and onomatopoeic words, but none of those secondary sources is relevant, as they are not part of the system for x given by those three above-mentioned regular processes. |
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