The Three Rhotic Phonemes in Ṭyare Neo-Aramaic
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Whereas many North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (nena) dialects exhibit two rhotic (R-) phonemes, mostly an alveolar /r/ as opposed to an emphatic alveolar /á¹/, a striking feature related to rhotic differentiation, hitherto attested only in the Christian nena dialect of Bariá¹le, is a threefold distinction of retroflex, alveolar and emphatic alveolar R-phonemes. This article demonstrates that such a distinction exists also in the Christian nena dialect-cluster of Ṭyare, discusses the nature and distribution of each of the three R-phonemes in Ṭyare, and suggests a diachronic account of the threefold split of r in this dialect-cluster.
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See D.N. MacKenzie, Kurdish Dialect Studies (London: School of Oriental and African Studies, 1961), vol. 1 (henceforth: MacKenzie, Kurdish), pp. 5 (§15, §16), 28 (§96), 32 (§123), 39 (§156).
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Cf. Talay, Khabur, p. 98, where the author expresses his impression that the pronunciation of retroflex r is idiolectal.
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The Three Rhotic Phonemes in Ṭyare Neo-Aramaic
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Whereas many North-Eastern Neo-Aramaic (nena) dialects exhibit two rhotic (R-) phonemes, mostly an alveolar /r/ as opposed to an emphatic alveolar /á¹/, a striking feature related to rhotic differentiation, hitherto attested only in the Christian nena dialect of Bariá¹le, is a threefold distinction of retroflex, alveolar and emphatic alveolar R-phonemes. This article demonstrates that such a distinction exists also in the Christian nena dialect-cluster of Ṭyare, discusses the nature and distribution of each of the three R-phonemes in Ṭyare, and suggests a diachronic account of the threefold split of r in this dialect-cluster.
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