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标题：Stabilising determinants in the transmission of phonotactic systems : diachrony and acquisition of coda clusters in Dutch and Afrikaans
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作者：Andreas Baumann ; Andreas Baumann ; Daan Wissing 等
期刊名称：Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus
电子版ISSN：2224-3380
出版年度：2018
卷号：55
期号：1
页码：77-107
DOI：10.5842/55-0-780
出版社：Department of General Linguistics, University of Stellenbosch
摘要：The phonotactic system of Afrikaans underwent multiple changes in its diachronic development. While some consonant clusters got lost, others still surface in contemporary Afrikaans. In this paper, we investigate to what extent articulatory difference between the segments of a cluster contribute to its successful transmission. We proceed in two steps. First, we analyse the respective effects of differences in manner of articulation, place of articulation and voicing on the age at which a cluster is acquired by analysing Dutch acquisition data. Second, we investigate the role that these articulatory differences play in the diachronic frequency development from Dutch to Afrikaans. We demonstrate that large differences in manner of articulation between segments contribute to a cluster’s success in acquisition and diachrony. In contrast, large differences in place of articulation have impeding effects, while voicing difference shows a more complicated behaviour..
关键词：Dutch/Afrikaans phonotactics; articulatory difference; first-language acquisition; diachronic change