Laura Colantoni
Abstract
Phonetic variation is pervasive. Variation could be ‘hidden ’ (Ohala 1989) or apparent; it could be stable or unstable, resulting in sound change. As such, phonetic variation is a pre-condition for sound change (Ohala 1989). When phonetic variation results in a change in the inventory, phonological
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Phonetic variation is pervasive. Variation could be ‘hidden ’ (Ohala 1989) or apparent; it could be stable or unstable, resulting in sound change. As such, phonetic variation is a pre-condition for sound change (Ohala 1989). When phonetic variation results in a change in the inventory, phonological
Key concepts: Sound change, Variation (astronomy), Variety (cybernetics), Focus (optics), Macro, Phenomenon, Linguistics, Computer science