Asymmetry of medial approximants j and w in Japanese

• TAKAYAMA Tomoaki

  Faculty of Letters, Kanazawa University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 拗音に見る非対称性(<特集>音韻構造における非対称性)
• 拗音に見る非対称性
• ヨウオン ニ ミル ヒタイショウセイ

Abstract

This article primarily surveys several phenomena that are derived from the asymmetry between CjV and CwV in the Japanese language: the historical processes of Sino-Japanese forms CjV and CwV, the vowel coalescences of Vu and Vi (iu, eu vs. ui, oi), the contracted forms having CjV, etc. Secondly, we discuss the relationship between the asymmetry of the two medial approximants j, w and the characteristics of the Japanese vowel system that give rise to another asymmetry between palatalization and labialization. Finally, we mention residual issues on the asymmetry of two medials, mimetic expressions having medial j and w, the history of the w-consonant, and so on.

Journal

• Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan

  Journal of the Phonetic Society of Japan 9 (1), 30-38, 2005

  The Phonetic Society of Japan

Keywords

• 拗音
• 漢字音
• 母音融合
• 長音化
• 母音体系
• 口蓋性
• 唇音性
• ワ行子音

Details

• CRID: 1390282679763664128
• NII Article ID: 110008763029
• NII Book ID: AA11148803
• DOI: 10.24467/onseikenkyu.9.1_30
• ISSN: 21895961
• ISSN: 13428675
• NDL BIB ID: 7362795
• Web Site: http://hdl.handle.net/2297/32272
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I7362795
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
  • JaLC
  • IRDB
  • NDL
  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed