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Where [(C)(C)] is the onset, and has a maximum of two consonants [(C)(C)]. While the combinations of consonants is practically limitless, all consonant clusters have to obey phonotactics. The Nucleus is V, which can consist of only one vowel. The coda is (C) which can contain a single consonant. | Where [(C)(C)] is the onset, and has a maximum of two consonants [(C)(C)]. While the combinations of consonants is practically limitless, all consonant clusters have to obey phonotactics. The Nucleus is V, which can consist of only one vowel. The coda is (C) which can contain a single consonant. | ||
===Phonotactics=== | ===Phonotactics/Sandhi=== | ||
*Consonantal Voicing: Khazarian obstruents (stops, affricates and fricatives) are subject to voicing and devoicing in certain positions. | |||
**This leads to neutralization of voiced/voiceless pairs in those positions. | |||
**The phenomenon applies in word-final position and in consonant clusters. | |||
*In a Khazarian consonant cluster, including across a word boundary, the obstruents are either all voiced or all voiceless. | |||
**To determine whether a given cluster has voiced or voiceless obstruents, examine whether the last obstruent in the cluster, excluding /v/ or /ʐ/, appears to be voiced or voiceless. | |||
***The consonants /m n ɲ ŋ r r̝ l ʎ w/ do not represent obstruents, and therefore do not affect the voicing of other consonants; they are also usually not subject to devoicing except when surrounded by unvoiced consonants. | |||
*At the end of a word obstruents are pronounced voiceless. | |||
*Assimilation | |||
**Nasal Assimilation | |||
***[m] before [p, b, m] | |||
***[ɱ] before [f, v] | |||
***[ɲ] before [c, ɟ, ɲ] | |||
***[ŋ] before [k, g, ŋ] | |||
**Sibilant Assimilation | |||
***[s, z] + [ʃ] > [ʃː] | |||
***[s, z] + [ʒ] > [ʒː] | |||
***[ʃ, ʒ] + [s] > [sː] | |||
***[ʃ, ʒ] + [z] > [zː] | |||
**Palatal Assimilation | |||
***any alveolar consonant + /j/ > palatal consonant | |||
***any alveolar consonant + any palatal consonant > palatal consonant | |||
***any retroflex consonant + any palatal consonant > palatal consonant | |||
===Phonlogical Constraints=== | |||
'''Onset [(C)(C)]'''<br /> | |||
*The onset may consist of a maximum of two consonants. | |||
**(C) can be any consonant. | |||
**(C)(C) | |||
***Plosive + any obstruent: | |||
****Plosive | |||
****Affricate | |||
****Fricative | |||
***Plosive + any sonorant. | |||
***Affricate + any obstruent: | |||
****Plosive | |||
****Affricate | |||
****Fricative | |||
***Affricate + any sonorant. | |||
***Fricative + any obstruent: | |||
****Plosive | |||
****Affricate | |||
****Fricative | |||
***Fricative + any sonorant.<br /> | |||
'''Nucleus'''<br /> | '''Nucleus (V)'''<br /> | ||
*The nucleus can be any vowel. | |||
*The nucleus can be any syllabic sonorant.<br /> | |||
'''Coda '''<br /> | '''Coda [(C)(C)]'''<br /> | ||
*The coda may consist of a maximum of a single consonant: | |||
**(C) can be any obstruent: | |||
***Plosive | |||
***Affricate | |||
***Fricative | |||
**(C) can be any sonorant.<br /> | |||