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'''Rhotacism''' is the name for a [[sound change]] that creates a [[rhotic consonant]]. Examples include: | '''Rhotacism''' is the name for a [[sound change]] that creates a [[rhotic consonant]]. Examples include: | ||
* *z → /r/ in the history of the [[Italic languages]], [[ | * *z → /r/ (in the history of the [[Italic languages]], [[Germanic languages]] and several others) | ||
* *l → /r/ (found in [[Indo-Iranian languages]]) | * *l → /r/ (found in [[Indo-Iranian languages]]) | ||
* *n → /r/ (found in [[Albanian]]) | * *n → /r/ (found in [[Albanian]]) | ||
* *ð → /r/ | * *ð → /r/ (Ostrobothnian [[Finnish]] etc.) | ||
* *ɣ → /r/ | * *ɣ → /r/ | ||
A change from a [[stop consonant|stop]] such as /d/ to a [[flap consonant|flap]] such as /ɾ/ is, however, usually ''not'' called rhotacism, but simply flapping. | |||
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[[Category:Phonology]] | [[Category:Phonology]] | ||
[[Category:Sound changes]] | [[Category:Sound changes]] | ||
Revision as of 23:48, 30 July 2009
Rhotacism is the name for a sound change that creates a rhotic consonant. Examples include:
- *z → /r/ (in the history of the Italic languages, Germanic languages and several others)
- *l → /r/ (found in Indo-Iranian languages)
- *n → /r/ (found in Albanian)
- *ð → /r/ (Ostrobothnian Finnish etc.)
- *ɣ → /r/
A change from a stop such as /d/ to a flap such as /ɾ/ is, however, usually not called rhotacism, but simply flapping.
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