Ohar bat Zuberoako bokal asimilazioen kronologiaz

Abstract

Beyond the well-known vowel interactions that took place in the whole Country of Soule (i.e., the changes conventionally noted as [e + a > ia], [o + a > ua] & [ü + a > ia]), more recently other changes usually termed as vowel assimilations started (they can be formulated in a very simplified way as [í + a > í] & [ú + a > ú]). Today, these secondary changes are one of the most remarkable intradialectal differences within Souletin Basque. This paper focuses on the chronology of Souletin vowel assimilations. Firstly, I propose an overview on what is known about the topic (§ 1); secondly, I bring some evidence from old Souletin texts (§ 2), and analyze some data closer to the present-day language (§ 3). Then I will deal with the chronology and spreading of vowel assimilations (§ 4), and draft some conclusions (§ 5).