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álpast, álka: skupla, hekla

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2026

R-M. S. Heffner
R-M. S. Heffner*
Affiliation:
Harvard University
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Abstract

[Explanation for anomalies in Einarsson's observation, that a consonant is usually longer as a first than as a second member of a group, is to be sought in the mechanical handling of his data rather than in any linguistic principle.]

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Research Article
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Language , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , June 1929, pp. 113 - 116
Copyright
Copyright © 1929 Linguistic Society of America

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References

1 Beiträge zur Phonetik der isländischen Sprache 75-7, Oslo, 1927.

2 The figures given are Einarsson's averages for the absolute length in terms of .01 second.

3 Cf. P. Calzia: Das Hamburger experimentalphon. Praktikum 1. 60; Heinitz, Vox 1921. 153.