Russian spoken by Kazakh young adults: a phonetic and phonological analysis

Rebecca Andrea Pisati; Chiara Meluzzi

doi:10.3989/loquens.2025.e117

Autores/as

Rebecca Andrea Pisati University of Pavia https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1965-6711
Chiara Meluzzi University of Milan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2291-006X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/loquens.2025.e117

Palabras clave:

ruso, kazajo, africadas dentales, oclusivas palatalizadas, fricativas postalveolares

Resumen

Este estudio examina la fonética y la fonología del ruso hablado por jóvenes de diferentes regiones de Kazajistán, centrándose en oclusivas, fricativas y africadas ausentes en kazajo pero presentes en ruso. El análisis destaca la variabilidad en la producción de estos fonemas según el origen regional y el grado de exposición al ruso. Algunos participantes mostraron patrones similares a los hablantes nativos de ruso, mientras que otros exhibieron mayor variabilidad, incluyendo fenómenos no encontrados típicamente en ruso. El estudio también identifica un fenómeno de despalatalización en las fricativas post-alveolares, lo que sugiere una pérdida de distinción fonológica. Estos hallazgos ofrecen una visión sobre la adaptación lingüística de los hablantes de kazajo, revelando cómo navegan y asimilan las características fonológicas del ruso.

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