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Download full textTsujimura, Natsuko; Davis, Stuart – 1988
Problems emerging from previous analyses of epenthesis in Japanese verbal endings are discussed and a crucial relationship between epenthesis and assimilation is argued. The focus is on the occurrence of /i/-epenthesis with certain root-final consonants. The analysis, which incorporates the view that assimilation is accomplished by means of…
Descriptors: Consonants, Japanese, Language Patterns, Language Research
