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Sonority Sequencing Principle in initial cluster
consonant in Sistani Dialect

Mohammad Reza Pahlavan Nezhad, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Maliheh Miri, Ph.D. Student in Linguistics
International Campus of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

Abstract

This research aims to study the phonotactics of Sistani Dialect, to show sonority sequencing principle is being verified. For this purpose, all consonant sequences in Sistani in initial position of words were extracted. Consonant clusters are identified and compared with sonority sequencing principle, based on the data obtained, except in some case for instance when each of s, ? & z is present in the cluster, data are confirmed to sonority sequencing principle and syllable structure in Sistani Dialect is (C)(C)V(C)(C).

Key words: Sistani Dialect, Phonotactics, Sonority Sequencing Principle, Consonant Cluster.

Introduction

Sistani Dialect is member of western Iranian group of languages that is spoken in Sistan as well as Sarakhs in khorasan, Zahedan, Golestan province of Iran, South of Torkamanistan, parts of Afghanistan such as Nimrooz and Fara and Balochestan Province in Pakistan (Yarshater,1985:348-365).

The Iranian Sistani dialect is spoken by total of about 350000 inhibitants in sistan region of provinces of Sistan & Balochestan (Ahangar, 2009:80).

Although Sistani dialect is under heavier influence of standard Persian but many characteristics for instance, initial cluster consonant of old Persian has been conserved in this dialect.

The purpose of this article is investigation of the phonotactics of Sistani dialect to show sonority sequencing principle is being verified.

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Mohammad Reza Pahlavan Nezhad, Ph.D. in Linguistics
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Iran

Maliheh Miri, Ph.D. Student in Linguistics
International Campus of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Iran
hr.miri1354@gmail.com

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