Re: retroflex consonants
| From: | Daniel Andreasson Vpc-Work <daniel.andreasson@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, January 27, 2003, 13:30 |
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Danny Wier wrote:
> Which languages around the world and in conlangs have retroflexes, how did
> they develop, and how do they contrast phonemically with dentals, alveolars,
> palatoalveolars, etc.?
Swedish has retroflex consonants, except the southern dialects. They come from r + dentals.
r + t => t`
r + d => d`
r + n => n`
r + s => s`
r + l => l`
They contrast phonemically with the dental series.
Examples ("" is used for grave pitch accent):
varna /""vA:n`a/ 'to alert'
vana /""vA:na/ 'habit'
påla /""po:la/ 'drive piles (into the ground)' porla /""po:l`a/ 'murmur, ripple, purl'
I'm sure BPJ can expand further on Swedish retroflexes. How the
Swedish retroflexes are actually more palatoalveolar, etc.
Daniel Andreasson
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