Re: The use of retroflex approximant ḻ in Ja iminiya Sama Veda in Kerala

[Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan]

In this earlier post of mine, 'āḷcca' and 'āḻcca' should read 'āḷca' and āḻca' respectively. I regret the error.

Regards,
Palaniappan

On Jul 31, 2011, at 11:20 AM, Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan wrote:

> In Tamil and Malayalam some words with original ḷ are hypercorrected and pronounced with ḻ. 
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> Examples include the following
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> Ta. Āḷvār>Āḻvār (See http://www.linguist.univ-paris-diderot.fr/~chevilla/FestSchrift/supa_9d.pdf)
> Ta. kēḷvi > kēḻvi (See Comparative Dravidian Phonology by Kamil Zvelebil, 1970, p. 141)
> Ma. *āḷcca > āḻcca (DEDR 5157)
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> Given that Jaiminīya Sāma Vedic pronunciation by Malayalam-speaking Nambudiri brahmins has iḻā, I wonder if the Sanskritists would consider that to be a case of hypercorrection for original iḷā. 
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> Thanks in advance.
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> Regards,
> Palaniappan
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