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THE FAIFI ARABIC [ST] REFLEX OF Ṣ Ā D: PROTO-SEMITIC OR SUBSTRATE?
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Journal of Semitic Studies . Spring2022, Vol. 67 Issue 1, p289-303. 15p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- This paper argues against the view that the unusual reflex of ṣād as [st] in Faifi Arabic stems from a metathesized version of the Proto-Semitic glottalized affricate *cʾ ([tsʾ]), as in Alfaifi and Behnstedt (2010: 53-4), where [st] is assumed to pattern as monosegmental. Instead we propose that the [st] reflex of ṣād in Faifi Arabic reflects a South Arabian ejective or glottalized fricative *sʾ as a substrate feature. We first argue that Faifi Arabic [st] patterns as bisegmental based on linguistic argumentation internal to the dialect. We then discuss *s' as a feature of South Arabian varieties that can be considered as part of the Faifi substrate. We then detail how it is phonetically plausible for ejective sʾ to 'break' into a sequence of a fricative followed by a stop, such as [st], accounting for its bisegmental patterning and its realization as pharyngealized [ṣ] where [st] is phonotactically impossible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SOUTH Arabic language
*LINGUISTICS
*PHONETICS
*DIALECTS
*IDIOLECT
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00224480
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Semitic Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155425057
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jss/fgab031