Tone Sandhi and vowel deletion in Margi

Within the theoretical framework of nonlinear phonology, this paper proposes an account of tone sandhi and vowel deletion in Margi, a Chadic language spoken in Northern Nigeria. The database is Hoffman's Grammar of the Margi Language. Language-specific tonal processes in Margi are shown to orig...

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Autor principal:	Bernard Tranel
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Lenguaje:	EN FR
Publicado:	LibraryPress@UF 1993
Materias:	nonlinear phonology tone sandhi vowel deletion Margi Chadic Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1c26d310ba3846b2950d97cbdf8813c22021-11-19T03:54:12ZTone Sandhi and vowel deletion in Margi10.32473/sal.v23i2.1074150039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/1c26d310ba3846b2950d97cbdf8813c21993-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107415https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XWithin the theoretical framework of nonlinear phonology, this paper proposes an account of tone sandhi and vowel deletion in Margi, a Chadic language spoken in Northern Nigeria. The database is Hoffman's Grammar of the Margi Language. Language-specific tonal processes in Margi are shown to originate in tone trapping, i.e., the impossibility for a tone to anchor to a skeletal slot by a universal mechanism. The paper identifies the circumstances leading to tone trapping (e.g., Vowel Elision) and formalizes the various tone-rescue processes available both word-internally and across words. Whereas trapped high tones are always saved (either taking over low-tone vowel positions or giving rise to contour tones), trapped low tones may remain trapped throughout a derivation and thus receive no phonetic realization (by universal convention).Bernard TranelLibraryPress@UFarticlenonlinear phonologytonesandhivowel deletionMargiChadicPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 23, Iss 2 (1993)
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topic	nonlinear phonology tone sandhi vowel deletion Margi Chadic Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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description	Within the theoretical framework of nonlinear phonology, this paper proposes an account of tone sandhi and vowel deletion in Margi, a Chadic language spoken in Northern Nigeria. The database is Hoffman's Grammar of the Margi Language. Language-specific tonal processes in Margi are shown to originate in tone trapping, i.e., the impossibility for a tone to anchor to a skeletal slot by a universal mechanism. The paper identifies the circumstances leading to tone trapping (e.g., Vowel Elision) and formalizes the various tone-rescue processes available both word-internally and across words. Whereas trapped high tones are always saved (either taking over low-tone vowel positions or giving rise to contour tones), trapped low tones may remain trapped throughout a derivation and thus receive no phonetic realization (by universal convention).
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Tone Sandhi and vowel deletion in Margi

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