An interpretation of some phonetic changes in the Romance languages

  • Daniel Recasens Departamento de Filología Catalana Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona
Keywords: Romance phonetics, assimilation, voicing, phonetic change

Abstract

In this article the author presents some ideas about the articulatory and perceptual mechanisms that may be involved in some major phonetic changes of the Romance languages, such as the evolution of Latino groups MB, ND and MN or the voicing of intervocalic voiceless stops comparing these ideas with those submitted by other Romance linguists in the past

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Published
2015-11-11
How to Cite
Recasens D. (2015). An interpretation of some phonetic changes in the Romance languages. Revista de Filología Románica, 31(1), 135-150. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_RFRM.2014.v31.n1.51027
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