Browsing Arsenault, Paul by Subject "Areal feature"

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    • Retroflex Consonant Harmony: An Areal Feature in South Asia 

      Arsenault, Paul (De Gruyter MoutonBerlin, Germany, 2015)
      Retroflexion is a well-known areal feature of South Asia. Most South Asian languages, regardless of their genetic affiliation, contrast retroflex consonants with their non-retroflex dental counterparts. However, South Asian ...

    • Retroflexion in South Asia: Typological, Genetic, and Areal Patterns 

      Arsenault, Paul (De Gruyter MoutonBerlin, Germany, 2017)
      Retroflexion in South Asia has been the subject of at least two previous typological studies: Ramanujan and Masica (1969) and Tikkanen (1999). Despite their many virtues, these studies are limited by the size of their data ...