Cantonese Loanwords: Conflicting Faithfulness in VC Rime Constraints

This paper focuses on the ways in which English loanwords are brought into line with four phonotactic constraints that restrict the possible combinations of nuclear vowels and coda consonants in Cantonese Chinese. It is found that three of the four constraints are strictly enforced in loans. Repairs...

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Main Author: Michael J. Kenstowicz
Format: article
Language:CA
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Published: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/cfd48d997ba9440d83e40a9a199cb8ab
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