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A macrocomparative analysis of the consonant systems of Indo-European (IE) and Austronesian (AN) language families elucidated 43 word-initial consonant-correspondence laws between proto-IE (pIE) and AN (proto-AN (pAN), proto-Malayo-Polynesian (pMP), MP, Oceanic (OC), etc.). pIE was concluded to have emerged from an eastern MP (E.MP) language closely akin to Bali-Sasak languages. Characteristic features in the emergence of new consonants from pre-existing consonant systems have been elucidated.
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This work was presented in part at the 13th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, January 31–February 2, 2008
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Ohnishi, K. Sound-correspondence laws of word-initial consonants between proto-Indo-European and Austronesian languages. Artif Life Robotics 14, 567–573 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-009-0747-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-009-0747-1