The Adaptation of English Liquids in Contemporary Korean : a Diachronic Study
Kang, Yoonjung (University of Toronto Scarborough. Centre for French and Linguistics)
Date: |
2012 |
Abstract: |
This paper examines the diachronic development of English liquid adaptation in Contemporary Korean (1890-Present) based on a number of loanword lists from different time periods. The examination of initial liquids shows that contrary to common assumption, the initial liquids are often realized as [n], showing that the Tu?m rule (a rule of initial liquid avoidance) is still active, although marginally. The adaptation of word-medial /l/ varies between singleton [?] and geminate [ll]. A quantitative study finds evidence for both of two competing explanations for the variation-(1) the singleton adaptation is a remnant of Japanese-mediated loans and (2) the variation is conditioned by the durational characteristics of English input-but the former turns out to be a more dominant factor and the latter plays only a minor role. |
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Language: |
Anglès |
Document: |
Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada |
Subject: |
Coreà ;
Anglès ;
Japonès ;
Diacronia ;
Loanwords ;
Korean ;
English ;
Japanese ;
Diachrony |
Published in: |
Catalan journal of linguistics, Vol. 11, Núm. (2012) , p. 41-63, ISSN 2014-9719 |
Adreça original: https://revistes.uab.cat/catJL/article/view/v11-kang
Adreça alternativa: https://raco.cat/index.php/CatalanJournal/article/view/292406
DOI: 10.5565/rev/catjl.10
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