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Abstract

Abstract

In this paper, we compare the corresponding sets across the Coastal Min dialects and reconstruct three voiced coronal initials, namely, *dʒ-, dʒh- and *ð-, for Proto-Coastal Min. The main reason of reconstructing voiced initials is that the Eastern Min varieties have undergone fricativization of some earlier affricates, which only occur in the yang tonal register. The development of these initials in modern languages is also discussed. It is found that while the Pu-Xian dialects share some similar features with Eastern Min regarding the initials under discussion, there is no strong reason to assume that they are genetically closer within the Coastal Min family.

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