East Asturian is a dialect of the Asturian language, known for having more Castilian influence than other varieties.[1]

Phonology

Vowels

Vowels of Eastern Asturian[2]
Front Central Back
Close i u
Mid e o
Open a
  • Eastern Asturian shows contrast between mid and high vowels in final position.[3] The dialect lacks vowel harmony in that position.[4]
  • In some varieties, /ɛ/ and /ɔ/ show diphthongisation to /ie/ and /ue/ respectably.[5]

Consonants

  • Initial -f in standard Asturian makes an aspirated [h], [x], or [χ] sound, which is represented by ⟨ḥ⟩.[6]

Sample text

References

  1. ^ Ocaña, Anthony M. (4 January 2019). Clashing Wor(l)ds: From International to Intrapersonal Conflict. BRILL. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-84888-364-2.
  2. ^ Kleinhenz, Ursula (1996). Interfaces in Phonology. Akademie Verlag. p. 288. ISBN 978-3-05-002964-1.
  3. ^ Hualde, José Ignacio (13 October 2005). The Sounds of Spanish with Audio CD. Cambridge University Press. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-521-54538-9.
  4. ^ Colina, Sonia; Martínez-Gil, Fernando (12 December 2019). The Routledge Handbook of Spanish Phonology. Routledge. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-351-85516-7.
  5. ^ Agard, Frederick Browning (1984). A Course in Romance Linguistics. Georgetown University Press. ISBN 978-0-87840-074-4.
  6. ^ Arias, Xosé Lluis García (1988). Contribución a la gramática histórica de la lengua asturiana y a la caracterización etimológica de su léxico (in Spanish). Universidad de Oviedo. ISBN 978-84-7468-150-5.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asturian
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