The pronunciation of Syllable Coda m in classical Latin: A reassessment of some evidence from Latin grammarians

Uría Varela, Javier (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: This article reviews the text and interpretation of some ancient evidence on the pronunciation of syllable coda m in Latin. Crucial textual emendations are suggested for passages by Annaeus Cornutus and Velius Longus, and the resulting evidence is reinterpreted in the light of current phonological theories. Some of the accepted views on the pronunciation of –m are challenged by highlighting the likely sound variation in neutralization contexts. The evidence from both grammarians and inscriptions reveals that the possibility of m sounding [n] in the internal preconsonantal position could have been more widespread than previously thought.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1353/ajp.2019.0027

Año: 2019

Publicado en: American Journal of Philology 140, 3 (2019), 439-476
ISSN: 0002-9475

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.128 - Classics (Q1) - Literature and Literary Theory (Q2) - Linguistics and Language (Q3) - Cultural Studies (Q3) - Language and Linguistics (Q3)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MINECO-FEDER/FFI2017-83315-C2-2-P

Tipo y forma: Article (PostPrint)

Área (Departamento): Área Filología Latina (Dpto. Ciencias de la Antigüed.)