Can I read Dental-Alveolar Contrast in Mapudungun on EtoBox?

Dental-Alveolar Contrast in Mapudungun by claudiofumu is a document available to read on EtoBox.

What is Dental-Alveolar Contrast in Mapudungun about?

This paper examines the dental-alveolar contrast in the South American language Mapudungun, which is unique due to its four manners of consonant articulation. Despite a decline in native fluency and the marginality of lexical contrasts, the distinction remains salient among speakers of vital dialects, with historical evidence suggesting an expansion of the contrast over time. The study highlights the impact of language contact and variation in dialects on the preservation and evolution of this phonological

Author

claudiofumu

Language

EN