Initial stops in Hittite (with an excursus on the spelling of stops in Alala Akkadian)

In this article it is argued that in Hittite the members of the sign pairs ta vs. da, ka vs. ga and ke/i vs. ge/i represent phonologically distinct sounds in word-initial position. The signs ta and da represent a normal fortis and a glottalized fortis stop, respectively: ta = /ta/ vs. . The signs ka...

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Main Author: Kloekhorst, Alwin 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2010
In: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Year: 2010, Volume: 100, Issue: 2, Pages: 197-241
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