THE PERCEPTION OF CYPRIOT GREEK 'SUPER-GEMINATES'

Spyros Armosti
University of Cambridge

ID 1551
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In Cypriot Greek, word-final /n/ assimilates to word-initial fricative and sonorant geminates producing ‘super-geminates’. This study examines whether these super-geminates are perceptually distinct from other types of word-initial and post-lexical geminates. The results of the study indicate that super-geminates were not readily identified by the subjects, while the contrast between word-initial geminates and singletons was more marked.