Abstract

Cree dialects are often distinguished on the basis of their reflexes of Proto-Algonquian*l. The reflexes cover a wide phonetic spectrum: a glide /j/, a liquid /l/, a nasal /n/ and /ð/. This paper presents a description of the phonetic realisations of the most interesting of these segments: the Woods Cree phoneme /ð/.

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