Resyllabification and Metre: The Issue of S Impurum Revisited

Cser, András (2012) Resyllabification and Metre: The Issue of S Impurum Revisited. Acta Antiqua, 52 (4). pp. 363-373. ISSN 0044-5975

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Abstract

This paper discusses a phenomenon of Latin phonology, word-initial extrasyllabic s, a subcase of what is traditionally called s impurum. Extrasyllabic s behaves unlike other consonants in syllabification, especially at morpheme boundaries, where resyllabification takes place. The odd behaviour of initial extrasyllabic s in poetry is explained not on the basis of clashing metrical conventions but on the basis of principles inherent in the phonological system of Latin.

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