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Klausenburger, Jurgen – Linguistics, 1977
A survey of research in the history of the "h-aspire" in French. It is suggested that a synchronic rule of h-deletion never existed and a synchronic rule of insertion existed only in Old French. The evolution of liaison is compared to that of "h-aspire." Questions are raised for further study. (AMH)
Descriptors: Consonants, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics, French

Pak, Tae-Yong – Linguistics, 1971
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Componential Analysis, Distinctive Features (Language), Language Universals

Krauss, Michael E. – Linguistics, 1975
Central Siberian Yupik Eskimo is the language both of the natives of St. Lawrence Island and of the facing Siberian mainland, with few minor variations. A history of the language is given as it evolved in both countries, as well as a phonological analysis and orthographic developments on both sides. (SCC)
Descriptors: American Indian Languages, Contrastive Linguistics, Descriptive Linguistics, Diachronic Linguistics

Hoskison, James – Linguistics, 1974
This paper considers morphophonemic changes that take place in verbal stem formation in Gude, a Chadic language of Nigeria. It is necessary to assign the classificatory features of the phonology to syllables rather than to single segments. (CK)
Descriptors: Afro Asiatic Languages, Chad Languages, Descriptive Linguistics, Language Classification