This thesis investigates the similarities and differences between the realizations of /tj/ in English and Dutch, focusing on the process of palatalization in both languages. This paper investigates...Show moreThis thesis investigates the similarities and differences between the realizations of /tj/ in English and Dutch, focusing on the process of palatalization in both languages. This paper investigates the various linguistic environments in which palatalization occurs and describes the linguistic factors that influence the different realizations of the cluster. An experiment with Dutch speakers is conducted. This experiment is compared to literature about the processes in English and Dutch. Stress is the main linguistic factor that promotes palatalization in both languages.Show less
Awa Pit is a Barbacoan language spoken in Colombia and Ecuador. Although there has been some research on this language before, the exact sibilant system is still up for discussion. In the current...Show moreAwa Pit is a Barbacoan language spoken in Colombia and Ecuador. Although there has been some research on this language before, the exact sibilant system is still up for discussion. In the current study, it is argued that there are two sibilant phonemes in Awa Pit, and that other sibilants are allophones of these two. Additionally, palatalization is put forth as a phonological process and argued to occur under certain circumstances in Awa Pit.Show less