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Download full textUltan, Russell – 1971
Metathesis was examined as a more or less systematic process that tends to preserve segments or features that would otherwise be lost or changed through the effects of other processes, notably reduction, assimilation, epenthesis, et al. It was also shown that metathesis is recessive as opposed to most other competing processes. With one exception,…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, Distinctive Features (Language), Language Patterns, Language Universals
