Деякі специфічні риси фонологічних систем германських та слов’янських мов

Abstract

The article highlights the problem of phoneme distinctive features in Germanic and Slavic languages as one of the main tasks of modern comparative phonology. The relevance of neutralization of such a phonological feature as «voiced» of Germanic consonant and the variety of vowel phonemes duration is established. The optional character of such signs as glottal stop for vowels in Germanic languages and palatalization of consonants in Slavic languages are outlined.