The Northwest Caucasian Languages: A Phonological Survey

Perhaps more than any other group of languages those of the Caucasus are famous for their enormous and difficult consonantal systems. It is by no means exceptional for one of these languages to have as many as 50 consonants, and of these languages those from the Northwest Caucasus have the largest and most complex consonantal systems. The extensive use of the articulatory regions of the mouth together with the occurrence of secondary modifications at many of these points is unequalled by any other known group of languages. This detailed study examines the languages of the Northwest Caucasus and provides an essential guide to this most complicated group of languages.

Author: John Colarusso
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 02/28/2016
Pages: 520
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.59lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9781138998001