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The evolution of vowel length in TGTM (Tamangish) languages

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Vowel length in open syllables is a rare feature in Tibeto-Burman languages. It is not reconstructed at the Proto-Tibeto-Burman (PTB) level, and it is not widely reported in modern languages. The languages of the Tamang group (= TGTM, Shafer's (1955) Gurung branch of Bodish) have developed it and are in the process of losing it again, as a part of a general process of reduction of the syllable canon. We touch briefly upon the development of vowel length on open syllables in Proto-Tamang (= Proto-TGTM), and concentrate on the different evolution patterns followed by diverse dialects in eliminating vowel length contrast.
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halshs-01288339 , version 1 (15-03-2016)

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Martine Mazaudon. The evolution of vowel length in TGTM (Tamangish) languages. Mark W. Post; Scott Delancey; Stephen Morey. Language and Culture in Northeast India and Beyond: In Honour of Robbins Burling, 23, A.N.U., pp.211-221, 2015, Asia-Pacific Linguistics, 9781922185266 (print book); 9781922185259 (e book). ⟨halshs-01288339⟩
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