The Pausal Phrase in Tiberian Aramaic and the Reflexes of *I
The expected reflex of short *i in Tiberian phonology is [e], when bearing an accent; however, in Tiberian Aramaic a second, more conservative reflex [i] often obtains. Bauer and Leander (1927) draw attention to the phenomenon in a general discussion of pause. They offer a weak generalization, notin...
| Published in: | Journal of Semitic studies |
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2004
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2004, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 215-224 |
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| Summary: | The expected reflex of short *i in Tiberian phonology is [e], when bearing an accent; however, in Tiberian Aramaic a second, more conservative reflex [i] often obtains. Bauer and Leander (1927) draw attention to the phenomenon in a general discussion of pause. They offer a weak generalization, noting that when [i] does appear, it appearsin pause; but their observations do not amount to an explanation. This study rejects free variation, and proceeds as if the alternation is rule-governed. Methodological controls limit the database initially to 49 tokens. The conclusion is that there is in fact a configurational, prosodic distinction, and the prosodic constituent ‘pausal phrase’ is consequently posited as the explanation. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/49.2.215 |