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  • From: decaen AT chass.utoronto.ca (Vincent DeCaen)
  • To: b-hebrew AT franklin.metalab.unc.edu
  • Subject: sin as lateral in Tiberian phonology
  • Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 17:28:33 -0400 (EDT)


dear b-haverim,

i have pretty good data indicating that sin does not pattern with the
sibilants, especially plain /s/, but rather with the sonorants. i was
wondering what the conventional wisdom is these days: is sin considered
originally a voiceless lateral? i don't know how the masoretes would
maintain such a distinction.... ;-)

shalom,
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Dr Vincent DeCaen
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Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
University of Toronto

Hebrew Syntax Encoding Initiative (HSEI)
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  • sin as lateral in Tiberian phonology, Vincent DeCaen, 05/18/2002

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