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@article{ART002006936},
author={Kim Shin hyo},
title={Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants},
journal={Cross-Cultural Studies},
issn={1598-0685},
year={2015},
volume={39},
pages={381-406},
doi={10.21049/ccs.2015.39..381}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kim Shin hyo
TI - Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants
JO - Cross-Cultural Studies
PY - 2015
VL - 39
IS - null
PB - Center for Cross Culture Studies
SP - 381
EP - 406
SN - 1598-0685
AB - Russian nasal consonants / m /, / n / have a feature value not only [+consonant] in common with obstruents , but also [+sonorant] in common with vowels. Nasal / m /(bi-labial) and / n /(dental) have the same place of articulation but different manner of articulation. The feature value of / m / is [+cons, +son, +nas, +ant, -cor, -high, -low, -back, -cont, -del, rel, -strid, +voic], and that of / n / is [+cons, +son, +nas, +ant, +cor, -high, -low, -back, -cont, -del, rel, -strid, + voic]. There is a difference in feature [cor] value of / m / and / n /. In this study it is confirmed that it is a fact that the Russian nasal consonants behave differently from the other consonants in each phonological phenomenon due to their phonological characteristics. The preceding voiced obstruent is changed to an unvoiced one in a process where the last voiceless obstruent in the consonant cluster ' voiced obstruent + nasal /m/ + voiceless obstruent' skips the nasal consonant and spreads its feature value to the preceding voiced obstruent transparently because of the feature [+sonorant] of the nasal consonant. The coronal nasal /n/ participates in a palatalization with the following palatal actively and palatalize preceding plain consonants passively because of markedness hierarchy such as 'Velar > Labial > Coronal'. But the labial nasal /m/ is palatalized with the following velar palatal actively and participates in a palatalization with the following coronal palatal passively. This result helps us confirm the phonological difference of /m/ and /n/ in a palatalization. When the a final consonant is nasal, the unvoicing phenomenon of a final consonant doesn't occur. In such a case as cluster 'obstruent + nasal' the feature value [voiced] of the preceding obstruent doesn't change, but the following nasal can assimilate into the preceding obstruent. When continuing the same nasals / -nn- / in a consonant cluster, the feature value [+cont] of a weak position leads the preceding nasal / n / to be changed into [-cont] / l /. Through the analysis of the frequency of occurrences of consonants in syllabic onsets and codas that should observe the 'Sonority Sequence Principle', the sonority hierarchy of nasal consonants has been confirmed. In a diachronic perspective following nasal / m /, / n / there is a loss of the preceding labial stop and dental stop. But in clusters with the velar stop+nasal, the two-component cluster has been kept phonetically intact.
KW - nasal;sonorant;assimilation;transparency;sonority sequencing principle
DO - 10.21049/ccs.2015.39..381
ER -

Kim Shin hyo. (2015). Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants. Cross-Cultural Studies, 39, 381-406.

Kim Shin hyo. 2015, "Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants", Cross-Cultural Studies, vol.39, pp.381-406. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2015.39..381

Kim Shin hyo "Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants" Cross-Cultural Studies 39 pp.381-406 (2015) : 381.

Kim Shin hyo. Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants. 2015; 39 381-406. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2015.39..381

Kim Shin hyo. "Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants" Cross-Cultural Studies 39(2015) : 381-406.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2015.39..381

Kim Shin hyo. Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants. Cross-Cultural Studies, 39, 381-406. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2015.39..381

Kim Shin hyo. Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants. Cross-Cultural Studies. 2015; 39 381-406. doi: 10.21049/ccs.2015.39..381

Kim Shin hyo. Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants. 2015; 39 381-406. Available from: doi:10.21049/ccs.2015.39..381

Kim Shin hyo. "Phonological Characteristics of Russian Nasal Consonants" Cross-Cultural Studies 39(2015) : 381-406.doi: 10.21049/ccs.2015.39..381