Evolution of the l and r liquid sounds in spanish: two regular patterns in their dissimilation

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https://doi.org/10.12795/PH.2021.v35.i01.14

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dissimilation, syllabic structure, liquids, syncope, muta cum liquida

Abstract

The aim of this research is to make an approach to the changes that the l and r liquid sounds suffered in their evolution from Latin to Spanish. The dissimilation phenomena these sounds experimented and how they worked will be observed, as well as the coexisting and established forms that resulted from this language change. Studies on the History of Spanish have superficially dealt with these kinds of linguistic changes since these phenomena have been considered as occasional and explained by the similarity in their articulation. Therefore, this article pretends to show the existence of two patterns that are useful to difference both sounds, as it can be seen in MARMORE>mármol or CEREBRU>celebro (act. cerebro).

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Miguel Silvestre Llamas, University of Cadiz

Pre-doctoral contract holder in the area of Spanish Language at the University of Cadiz. Studies on the history of the Spanish language, focusing especially on historical phonetics and grammar. The doctoral thesis is part of historical sociolinguistics, specifically in linguistic attitudes and ideologies.

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2021-12-21

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Silvestre Llamas, M. (2021). Evolution of the l and r liquid sounds in spanish: two regular patterns in their dissimilation. Philologia Hispalensis, 35(1), 289–302. https://doi.org/10.12795/PH.2021.v35.i01.14

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Vol. 35 No. 1 (2021): Linguistic studies

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Received 2020-11-12
Accepted 2021-05-27
Published 2021-12-21
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