Proto-micronesian Palatals Land N

Goodenough, Ward H. (June 1995). "Proto-micronesian Palatals Land N". Oceanic Linguistics. 34 (1): 73. doi:10.2307/3623112. ISSN 0029-8115.

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Abstract: Examines the sound correspondences and reflexes of Proto-Micronesian consonants, specifically focusing on the palatals represented as *L and *N. The study involves analyzing the distribution and reflexes of these sounds across various Micronesian languages.

The article provides examples of words that contain the proto-sounds, discussing instances where these sounds appear and noting any exceptions to typical patterns in vowel harmonics. Tables are used to illustrate sound correspondences and demonstrate the contrasting distribution of reflexes in different languages within the Micronesian language family.

Goodenough also explores the possibility that PMc *L might be an innovation in Proto-Micronesian or inherited from older Proto-Eastern Oceanic, Proto-Oceanic, or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian languages. Moreover, the paper delves into several examples and hypothetical reconstructions of words containing PMc *L, drawing comparisons with similar sounds in other Oceanic languages to help determine their origins.

The study raises questions about these proto-sounds' origins and their transformations across languages, emphasizing the need for more data to verify hypotheses or develop alternative explanations.

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