Tone-accent and prosodic domains in Wolaitta
In Wolaitta, an Omotic language spoken in the south-central pan of Ethiopia. simple phonological words are usually restricted to one high tone-accent per word. Nouns and adjectives have a similar tone-accent pattern, while verb roots differ from these in many respects. Morphology may alter the patte...
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Main Author: | Azeb Amha |
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Format: | article |
Language: | EN FR |
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LibraryPress@UF
1996
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/01f6239549a74b99b8373be0e9669e1b |
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