@ARTICLE{Jocz2026:i9051,
	author="{Jocz, Lechosław}",
	title="{The development of word- and morpheme-initial /x/ in Lower Sorbian}",
	year="2026",
	type="artykuł naukowy",
	language="en",
	journal="{Zeitschrift fur Slawistik}",
	issn="0044-3506",
	volume="71",
	doi="10.1515/slaw-2026-2004",
	url="https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/slaw-2026-2004/html",
	keywords="Lower Sorbian; phonetics; phonology; fricative fortition; language contact",
	abstract="{The article is devoted to the development of word- and morpheme initial /x/ in Lower Sorbian, an endangered West Slavic language spoken in Germany. First of all, the Slavic context and general synchronic and diachronic considerations regarding /x/ in the Sorbian languages are presented, based on the previous literature. The analysis of contemporary Lower Sorbian recordings shows that there is a very recent tendency towards a substitution of [x] in this position by a velar stop and, rarely, by [f] or zero. The elimination of the velar fricative from the word- and morpheme onset is due to the contact with German.}",
}