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The author first reviews the existing literature on the topic, and then shows how the phonetic similarity between -b- and -v- and their lack of functional load, with the addition of Basque influence, lead to the leveling of the two phonemes.

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The author proposes a new, more explanatory hypothesis concerning the causes behind the various solu­tions to the Latin clusters T'J/J'L.

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This paper contributes dialect data on the loss of word-final /r/ in a transitional area that the author call «Tortosí meridional». The author also includes diachronic data taken from interesting non-literary works in his discussion of the maintenance or deletion of the phoneme[...]