出版社：Department of Linguistics, University of Toronto
摘要：The liquids /l/ and /r/ are generally considered to bear a fixed relationship to one another, with the rhotic being more sonorant than the lateral. This relationship is often expressed as one of markedness. In this paper, I examine evidence for a universal markedness relationship between these liquids. Based on evidence from phonological processes of neutralization, epenthesis, and assimilation, I argue that there is not a fixed relationship between the liquids. Instead, which patterns as phonologically marked is determined on a language-particular basis. I further propose that this is not a property specific to liquids, but is a consequence of the nature of the contrast.
