The system of sibilants in A Fala
Abstract
A Fala, also known as A Fala de Xálima, is the vernacular language of three villages in the north of the province of Cáceres. It is a Romance language whose unique evolution is manifested, among other characteristics, by a more complex system of sibilants in comparison to other Romance languages of the western part of the Iberian Peninsula. The seven present sibilants conserve, on one hand, some of those that existed in medieval Castilian and Galician-Portuguese, while on the other hand, we can find the interdental voiceless fricative of later evolution. The use of sibilants differs according to local usage, so in Valverdeñu there are only four sibilants, while in Mañegu and Lagarteiru there are seven. However, this does not mean that the usage of sibilants in Mañegu and Lagarteiru is identical. The text describes the sibilants, it compares them with other Romance languages and it also discusses problems related to their graphic representation.
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