Watson, J.C.E., Heselwood, B., Tomé Lourido, G. et al. (1 more author) (2023) Pre-aspirated sonorants in Shehret, a Modern South Arabian language. In: Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences. International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, 07-11 Aug 2023, Prague, Czech Republic. Guarant International , pp. 3442-3446. ISBN 978-80-908 114-2-3
Abstract
This paper examines pre-aspirated sonorants in the Central and Eastern varieties of Shehret, an endangered Modern South Arabian language (MSAL) spoken by c. 50,000 speakers in Dhofar, southern Oman. We assume pre-aspirated sonorants fall in the class of breathy sonorants, acknowledged to be typologically rare [1], [2], and phonotactically tightly restricted [3]. Shehret pre-aspirated sonorants are restricted to the offset of stressed word-final syllables in a closed set of words [4]; they contrast both with non-pre-aspirated sonorants and with strings of /h/ followed by a sonorant (/hS/ realised as [həS] with epenthesis), giving a /hS/ versus /hS/ phonological sequence contrast; pre-aspiration also characterises voiceless obstruents in the language. Western Shehret apparently lacks pre-aspirated sonorants [6]. While related Soqotri exhibits a post-aspirated palatal glide [7], pre-aspirated sonorants appear not to be attested elsewhere within the Semitic language family.
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Keywords: | pre-aspirated/breathed sonorants; Shehret; Modern South Arabian; endangered languages; unbreathed sonorants |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Leverhulme Trust MRF-2018-121 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 03 Nov 2023 10:37 |
Last Modified: | 03 Nov 2023 10:37 |
Published Version: | https://www.icphs2023.org/programme/proceedings/ |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Guarant International |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:204882 |