Types of Consonant Alternation in the Inflectional System of Soikkola Ingrian
Types of Consonant Alternation in the Inflectional System of Soikkola Ingrian

Summary/Abstract: From the viewpoint of sound history, the Ingrian language has been considered quite regular. The focus of the present article is on regular consonant alternations in the Soikkola dialect of the Ingrian language. The first part of the article examines the conditions for regular alternations that lead to weakening (in some cases along with assimilation of the weakened segment) and strengthening. In addition to those, a term assimilation-induced geminate is invented for a certain type of consonant alternation in inflectional morphology. The second half of the article discusses cases of co-occurrence of consonant strengthening and ­weakening in different positions in Soikkola Ingrian noun and verb paradigms.

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