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 xx CONTENTS CHAPTER SECTION Aspiration : , # 364-370 Medial aspiration and dialectical influence : 371-375 Aspiration through metathesis or absorp- tion of -Ji- : 376 Voicing and unvoicing : 377-378 Metathesis : 379 Haplology : 380 Echo- words : 380 Compound- words : 382 Blending : 384-385 Consonants in contact : 386 Assimilation : 387-388 Dissimilation : 389 XL Sources of Consonants : • The Gutturals : 390 Sources of Assamese -fc- : 391 ff Sources of Assamese -fch- : 397 ff Sources of Assamese -g- : 402 ff Sources of Assamese -gh- : 406 ff The Palatals : General changes of O.IA. palatals in Assamese : 408-417 Sources of As. -c- : 418ff Sources of As. -ch- : 421 Sources of As. -j- : 425 The Cerebrals : . Changes in the articulation of O.I.A. cerebrals and dentals in Assamese : 429-430 Historically Assamese belongs to the cerebralising group of N.I.A. languages : 431-432 Sources of As. -t- : 433 ff Sources of As. 4h< 435 ff The Dentals : Alveolar articulation : 438 Sources of As. -t- : 439 ff