Metathesis and unmetathesis in Amarasi

by Owen Edwards

This book provides a complete analysis of synchronic CV -> VC metathesis in Amarasi, a language of western Timor. Metathesis and unmetathesis realise a paradigm of parallel forms, pairs of which occur to complement each other throughout the language.Metathesis in Amarasi is superficially associated with a bewildering array of disparate phonological processes including: vowel deletion, consonant deletion, consonant insertion and multiple kinds of vowel...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3961102236
• ISBN13: 9783961102235
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Language Science Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"