Phonology of Mangue (Chorotega)

 

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Auteur: Krohn, Haakon S
Format: artículo original
Statut:Versión publicada
Date de publication:2023
Description:This paper carries out an analysis of the phonological system of the extinct language Mangue, also known as Chorotega, the southernmost member of the Otomanguean family. It is asserted, just like in Quirós (1988, 2002), that the language possessed three vowel phonemes: /i, u, a/. In comparison to the consonantal system presented by Quirós (2002), three prenasalized stops, /mb, nd, ŋg/, are added to the phoneme inventory, and it is claimed that the language had only one liquid phoneme, represented as /ɾ/, which gives a total of 12 consonant phonemes. On the other hand, the phonemic status of the glides is uncertain. Next, the study looks into the distinctive features of the consonants. Regarding the phonotactics, some complex syllable onsets and some syllables with coda are identified. Finally, it is stated that Mangue had contrastive tones.
Pays:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Langue:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/52228
Accès en ligne:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/kanina/article/view/52228
Mots-clés:Mangue
Chorotega
Otomanguean languages
Mesoamerican languages
phonology
lenguas otomangues
lenguas mesoamericanas
fonología