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Word-initial /ɨ/~[ɨ] in Polish
Word-initial /ɨ/~[ɨ] in Polish
Author(s): Alexander AndrasonSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Phonetics / Phonology, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: Filozofski fakultet, Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera, Osijek
Keywords: Polish; phonetics/phonology; vocalic system; /ɨ/~[ɨ] <y>;
Summary/Abstract: The present article examines the accuracy of the widespread opinion according to which Polish entirely lacks a word-initial phoneme or (allo)phone /ɨ/~[ɨ]. After reviewing seventeen nominal, adjectival, interjective, and ideophonic lexemes, the author concludes the following: the word-initial /ɨ/~[ɨ] is attested in Polish; however, it is peripheral from the perspective of the phonological and/or phonetic system of this language.
Journal: Jezikoslovlje
- Issue Year: XXIII/2022
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 75-84
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English