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On the General Properties of Consonant Epenthesis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 June 2016
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In his study of consonant epenthesis, Wetzels (1985:285-286) recognizes the existence of two distinct types: “one type involves the appearance of an epenthetic consonant inside liquid-final clusters; the second type concerns intrusive stops which originate inside sequences of consonants which do not have liquids as their second member.” Following are some characteristic examples:
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- Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 32 , Issue 2 , June 1987 , pp. 133 - 142
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- Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1987
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