Original scientific paper

On the relative chronology of Slavic consonantal developments

Frederik Kortlandt ; Department of comparative linguistics, Leiden University

Abstract

The differentiation between simple palatalization and affrication allows a further specification of the relative chronology in the Slavic dialects. According to this chronology, the oldest isoglosses are between North Russian, West Slavic, and the other languages. The next layer of isoglosses separates Lechitic and Bulgarian from the others. Several peripheral South Slavic dialects have preserved archaisms.

Keywords

relative chronology; palatalization; affrication; oldest isoglosses

Hrčak ID:

177714

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/177714

Publication date:

23.12.2016.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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