Ilocano
- Language Family
- Austronesian
- Subgroup
- Malayo-Polynesian, Philippine
- Area
- —
Summary
When comparing Tagalog and Ilocano, the distant metathesis of t...s to s...t is observed in Ilocano.
Type(s) of metathesis
| Type | Status | Optionality | Position | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. CC | Diachronic | Obligatory | Non-adjacent | Root-initial, root-internal, root-final |
Case types and qualities
-
- CC
-
- C1:
- Voiceless alveolar stop
- C2:
- Voiceless alveolar fricative
Examples
| Tagalog | Ilocano | |
|---|---|---|
| taŋis | saŋit | 'weep' |
| tubus | subbot | 'redeem' |
| tigis | sigit | 'decant' |
Conditions
No conditions could be found
Motivations
No motivations could be found
Symbols
Comments
See Mielke and Hume (2001) on the issue of adjacency in metathesis.
Bibliography
- Antilla, Raimo. 1972. An Introduction to Historical and Comparative Linguistics. The Macmillan Company: New York.
- Constantino, Ernesto. 1971. Ilokano Reference Grammar. University of Hawaii: Honolulu.
- Mielke, Jeff & Elizabeth Hume. 2001. Considerations of Word Recognition for Metathesis. In E.Hume, N. Smith & J. van de Weijer, Surface Syllable Structure and Segment Sequencing. Leiden: HIL. 2001.