L-alternations in Taqbaylit

Amazigh Bedar (1) , Lucie Quellec (1)

1 LLING - Laboratoire de Linguistique de Nantes

The aim of this paper is to analyze the status of /l/ in standard Taqbaylit (StT) and the varieties of Ouadhia (OuT) and Chemini (ChT) where it surfaces respectively [l], [j] and [ɹ]. In the latter varieties OuT and ChK, /l/ is subject to lenition. We analyze the data in Element Theory (Backley 2011, 2012; Harris 1990; Kaye, Lowenstamm & Vergnaud 1985, 1990; Scheer 1996) and we propose that lenition results from three factors: i) the bipositional nature of /l/, ii) the loss of its subsegmental content and iii) its relationship with adjacent segments.

Mots clés: Taqbaylit; liquids; lenition; bipositionality; branching; Berber; Kabyle; Phonology; Element Theory

Domaines: Linguistique

Amazigh Bedar, Lucie Quellec. L-alternations in Taqbaylit. Krzysztof Jaskuła. Phonological and Phonetic Explorations, Wydawnictwo KUL, pp.11-28, 2020, Phonological and Phonetic Explorations, 978-83-8061-884-8. ⟨hal-03682849⟩