French (Bagnères-de-Luchon)
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Romance, Gallo-Rhaetian
- Area
- —
Summary
Historical postconsonantal liquids *r and *l are shifted to the same postconsonantal position in the preceding syllable.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CV | Diachronic | Obligatory | Non-adjacent | Root-internal |
Case types and qualities
-
- CV
-
- C:
- Rhotic
- C:
- Alveolar lateral
- V:
- Any
Examples
*capra > crabo 'goat'
*cambra > crambo 'bedroom'
*tendro > trende 'tender'
*espingla > esplingo 'pin'
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
Comments
Bibliography
- Grammont, Maurice. 1905-06. La métathèse dans le parler de Bagnères-de-Luchon. Mémoires de la Societé de linguistique de Paris 13. 73-90.
- Grammont, Maurice. 1965) (8th ed. Traité de phonétique. Paris.