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Yavas, Mehmet – 1978
Borrowing and its implications for Turkish phonology is examined, focusing on words with initial and final consonant clusters. A brief summary of the relevant portions of Turkish phonology is presented. A formulation of the rules of lateral conditioning and velar conditioning is shown to successfully account for almost all the relevant borrowing…
Descriptors: Consonants, Language Patterns, Language Research, Linguistic Borrowing
Yavas, Mehmet – IRAL, 1997
Examines the effects of vowel height and place of articulation in interlanguage devoicing patterns of final voiced stop consonants (b, d, g) in words such as "cab,""bad,""bag" in the acquisition of English as a foreign language by Mandarin, Japanese, and Portuguese speakers. Results display a combinatory effect of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), College Students, Consonants, English (Second Language)
