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Problemy z interpretacją fonologiczną postpalatalnych głosek zwarto-wybuchowych
Problems with the Phonological Interpretation of Post-palatal Plosive Sounds

Author(s): Katarzyna Dróżdż-Łuszczyk
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Phonetics / Phonology, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: phonetics; articulation; depalatalization; linguistic tendency

Summary/Abstract: he article reports the most important phonetic changes which took place in the contemporary Polish language. The aim of the chapter is to answer the questions that arise when learning phonetics and phonology, especially in regard to phonemes /k΄/ and /g΄/. In this paper the author presents various opinions on the phonological distinctiveness of the two sounds. The author focuses on the phenomenon associated with depalatalisation of consonants [k΄] and [g΄] and presents solutions adopted in academic textbooks. Finally, the author presents suggestions for the phonological interpretation of selected consonants.

  • Issue Year: 18/2023
  • Issue No: 36
  • Page Range: 75-84
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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