The Iberian sibilants revisited

Auteurs

  • Oliver Simkin University of Cambridge

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.36707/palaeohispanica.v0i17.141

Mots-clés :

Numerals, Sibilants, Basque, Iberian, Dual System

Résumé

This article investigates two recent developments with potentially important implications for the Iberian sibilants: the apparently systematic correspondence of Iberian s : ś with Basque z/tz : s in the alleged Iberian numbers, and Ferrer i Jané’s proposals of dual systems for ś in the Meridional semisyllabary and s in Levantine. It argues that the identification of the Iberian numbers seems plausible, and that a genetic relationship between Iberian and Basque may indeed be the most likely explanation for the proposed matches, despite widespread scepticism. Ferrer i Jané’s proposed dual systems for the sibilants also appear to be genuine, but the evidence for the Levantine version is highly problematic.

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Publiée

2019-06-25

Numéro

Rubrique

Ámbito Ibérico y Meridional

Comment citer

The Iberian sibilants revisited. (2019). Palaeohispanica. Revista Sobre Lenguas Y Culturas De La Hispania Antigua, 17, 207-233. https://doi.org/10.36707/palaeohispanica.v0i17.141