Coexistent Phonemic Systems
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Pike, Kenneth L. and Charles C. Fries
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1949
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Language, 25(1)
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The authors present a method of phonological analysis which posits that conflicting phonemic systems can coexists in the same speaker. Several possible reasons for such coexistence are given, but the article focuses on unassimilated loanwords. Most of the data illustrating the issue comes from a Mazatec variant.
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Mexico
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2950