Table 11 Surface coronal and dorsala obstruents in Laomian.

From: Palatalization in Laomian: evolution and resistance

 

Coronal

Dorsal

 

ts

tsh

s

tɕ

tɕh

ɕ

kh

k

khj

kj

Back/hard

+

+

+

−

−

−

+

+

−

−

Continuant

−

−

+

−

−

+

−

−

−

−

Anterior

+

+

+

−

−

−

    

Strident

+

+

+

+

+

+

    
  1. aSynchronically, only ‘velar plosive + glide’ clusters and not ‘velar fricative + glide’ clusters are found in Laomian, [x]. Thus, its representative examples are not listed in this paper.
Back to article page