To *b or not to *b: Proto-Indo-European *b in a phylogenetic perspective
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To *b or not to *b : Proto-Indo-European *b in a phylogenetic perspective. / Olander, Thomas.
In: Historische Sprachforschung, Vol. 133, No. 1, 2022, p. 182–208.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - To *b or not to *b
T2 - Proto-Indo-European *b in a phylogenetic perspective
AU - Olander, Thomas
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - It is widely recognised that *b is a rare phoneme in the Proto-Indo-European stop system, but there is no agreement as to the reality of the few alleged examples of Proto-Indo-European *b. This paper approaches the problem from a phylogenetic perspective, assuming that Anatolian and Tocharian were the first two subgroups to separate from the rest of the Indo-European language family. From this perspective there is no evidence at all for the existence of Proto-Indo-European *b in initial position. In medial position there are a few possible examples, although none of them can be regarded as certain.
AB - It is widely recognised that *b is a rare phoneme in the Proto-Indo-European stop system, but there is no agreement as to the reality of the few alleged examples of Proto-Indo-European *b. This paper approaches the problem from a phylogenetic perspective, assuming that Anatolian and Tocharian were the first two subgroups to separate from the rest of the Indo-European language family. From this perspective there is no evidence at all for the existence of Proto-Indo-European *b in initial position. In medial position there are a few possible examples, although none of them can be regarded as certain.
U2 - 10.13109/hisp.2020.133.1.182
DO - 10.13109/hisp.2020.133.1.182
M3 - Journal article
VL - 133
SP - 182
EP - 208
JO - Historische Sprachforschung
JF - Historische Sprachforschung
SN - 0935-3518
IS - 1
ER -
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