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Book: An Introduction to Relational Network Theory

Chapter: 4. An RNT Approach to Russian Obstruent Onsets

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.26606

Blurb:

The present chapter brings together analytical and descriptive work on
Russian phonology and considers it from an RNT perspective. Russian has
a very complex syllable structure, with the syllable onset being the most
complex part. Maximal word-initial clusters may have four phonemes, of
which the final one is always a sonant (e.g., /r/). This resolves to wordinitial
obstruent onsets of up to three phonemes. Together they constitute
the majority of onsets in both type and token. Here we focus precisely on
obstruent onsets.

Chapter Contributors

  • Adolfo GarcĂ­a ([email protected] - adolfogarcia) 'Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata'