20 Rhaeto-Romance: Friulian, Ladin, and Romansh
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Paolo Roseano
Abstract
The three Rhaeto-Romance varieties (Friulian, Dolomitic Ladin, and Romansh) have some features in common, as well as some distinctive characteristics, both at the segmental and suprasegmental levels. As far as vowel systems are concerned, one can point out that such languages have (or had in previous stages) a contrast between long and short stressed vowels. The same can be said for the palatal plosives /c/ and /ɟ/, which characterize the Rhaeto-Romance area. Other common features (shared also with other Romance varieties of Northern Italy) are the absence of a contrast between long and short consonants and the devoicing of final obstruents. As far as intonation is concerned, the three languages share the same nuclear configuration for broad focus statements (H+L* L%). In addition, Ladin and Friulian share the same set of contours in yes-no questions (L* H%, L+H* LH%, and L+H* L%).
Abstract
The three Rhaeto-Romance varieties (Friulian, Dolomitic Ladin, and Romansh) have some features in common, as well as some distinctive characteristics, both at the segmental and suprasegmental levels. As far as vowel systems are concerned, one can point out that such languages have (or had in previous stages) a contrast between long and short stressed vowels. The same can be said for the palatal plosives /c/ and /ɟ/, which characterize the Rhaeto-Romance area. Other common features (shared also with other Romance varieties of Northern Italy) are the absence of a contrast between long and short consonants and the devoicing of final obstruents. As far as intonation is concerned, the three languages share the same nuclear configuration for broad focus statements (H+L* L%). In addition, Ladin and Friulian share the same set of contours in yes-no questions (L* H%, L+H* LH%, and L+H* L%).
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Acknowledgments VII
- Table of contents IX
- List of abbreviations XIII
- Romance phonetics and phonology: an introduction 1
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I. Key topics in Romance phonology
- 1 Length and weight in Romance 31
- 2 Syllable structure and (re)syllabification 89
- 3 Processes affecting vowels 127
- 4 From vowel weakening in Romance to French schwa 150
- 5 Palatalization in Romance 173
- 6 Nasals and nasalization 215
- 7 The evolution of Latin stress into Romance with special consideration of French 242
- 8 Comparing and deconstructing speech rhythm across Romance languages 264
- 9 Intonation 299
- 10 Corpus phonology 319
- 11 Sociophonetics 342
- 12 First language acquisition of Romance phonology 375
- 13 Bilingual phonological acquisition 407
- 14 Second and third language acquisition of Romance phonology 435
- 15 The phonology of Romance contact varieties 462
- 16 Loanword phonology in Romance 503
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II. Phonetics and phonology of Romance languages
- 17 Romanian 531
- 18 Italian 559
- 19 Sardinian 597
- 20 Rhaeto-Romance: Friulian, Ladin, and Romansh 628
- 21 French 669
- 22 Occitan 709
- 23 Catalan 743
- 24 Spanish 779
- 25 Judeo-Spanish 808
- 26 Portuguese 839
- 27 Galician 882
- 28 Romance-lexifier creoles 929
- List of contributors 955
- Index 957
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Acknowledgments VII
- Table of contents IX
- List of abbreviations XIII
- Romance phonetics and phonology: an introduction 1
-
I. Key topics in Romance phonology
- 1 Length and weight in Romance 31
- 2 Syllable structure and (re)syllabification 89
- 3 Processes affecting vowels 127
- 4 From vowel weakening in Romance to French schwa 150
- 5 Palatalization in Romance 173
- 6 Nasals and nasalization 215
- 7 The evolution of Latin stress into Romance with special consideration of French 242
- 8 Comparing and deconstructing speech rhythm across Romance languages 264
- 9 Intonation 299
- 10 Corpus phonology 319
- 11 Sociophonetics 342
- 12 First language acquisition of Romance phonology 375
- 13 Bilingual phonological acquisition 407
- 14 Second and third language acquisition of Romance phonology 435
- 15 The phonology of Romance contact varieties 462
- 16 Loanword phonology in Romance 503
-
II. Phonetics and phonology of Romance languages
- 17 Romanian 531
- 18 Italian 559
- 19 Sardinian 597
- 20 Rhaeto-Romance: Friulian, Ladin, and Romansh 628
- 21 French 669
- 22 Occitan 709
- 23 Catalan 743
- 24 Spanish 779
- 25 Judeo-Spanish 808
- 26 Portuguese 839
- 27 Galician 882
- 28 Romance-lexifier creoles 929
- List of contributors 955
- Index 957
