Interarticulatory Timing and Celtic Mutations. (1st January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Eska, Joseph
• Is Part Of: Journal of Celtic linguistics. Volume 21(2020)
• Page Start: 235
• Page End: 255
• Publication Date: 2020-01-01
• Subjects: Celtic languages -- Periodicals; Linguistics -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; Celtic languages; Linguistics; Great Britain; Periodicals; 491.6
• DOI: 10.16922/jcl.21.7
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0962-1377

Abstract

After providing an analysis of Celtic phonology as per the approach to phonology known as Laryngeal Realism, this paper addresses the differing realizations of the two mutations common to Goidelic and Brittonic, the first lenition and nasalization. It is proposed that differences in interarticulatory timing between consecutive segments led to the attested differing realizations of these mutations. Some attention is also paid to the differing realizations of nasalization between Irish and Scottish Gaelic.