Place typology and evolution of implosives in Indo-Aryan languages

IF 1.7 2区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Linguistic Typology Pub Date : 2023-01-04 DOI:10.1515/lingty-2022-0040
Qandeel Hussain, Jeff Mielke
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Abstract It is widely known that implosives are prevalent in African languages. While Sindhi is considered a textbook example of implosives in Indo-Aryan, the exact distribution of implosives, their development, and place typology are still poorly understood. The present study investigates the typology and evolution of implosives in Indo-Aryan languages and shows that the relationship between implosion and place of articulation in these languages is different from what is seen in global studies. We argue that the relatively high frequency of retroflex implosives in Indo-Aryan languages is due to the high frequency of retroflexes in those languages in general. The findings also indicate that South Asia is another hotspot where languages possess typologically-overloaded inventories of implosives at bilabial, dental-alveolar, retroflex, palatal, and/or velar places of articulation. The aerodynamic constraints and articulatory similarities between implosives and voiced geminates indicate a plausible sound change which led to the evolution of implosives in Indo-Aryan languages.
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印度-雅利安语言的地方类型学和内爆的演变
摘要众所周知,内爆词在非洲语言中很普遍。虽然信德省被认为是印度-雅利安语内爆的教科书式例子,但内爆的确切分布、发展和地点类型仍然知之甚少。本研究调查了印度-雅利安语中内爆词的类型学和演变,并表明这些语言中内爆和发音位置之间的关系与全球研究中的不同。我们认为,印度-雅利安语中回折内爆的频率相对较高,是由于这些语言中回折的频率普遍较高。研究结果还表明,南亚是另一个热点地区,在那里,语言在双唇、齿槽、后弯、腭和/或舌膜的发音部位具有类型过载的内爆词。内爆音和浊音双子音之间的空气动力学约束和发音相似性表明,一种看似合理的声音变化导致了印度-雅利安语内爆音的演变。
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期刊介绍: Linguistic Typology provides a forum for all work of relevance to the study of language typology and cross-linguistic variation. It welcomes work taking a typological perspective on all domains of the structure of spoken and signed languages, including historical change, language processing, and sociolinguistics. Diverse descriptive and theoretical frameworks are welcomed so long as they have a clear bearing on the study of cross-linguistic variation. We welcome cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of linguistic diversity, as well as work dealing with just one or a few languages, as long as it is typologically informed and typologically and theoretically relevant, and contains new empirical evidence.
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