Length and syllable weight in Ibibio

This paper presents a study of segment length and its relationship to the syllable in Ibibio, a Lower Cross language spoken in Nigeria. Syllable structure processes such as consonant lengthening, lenition, vowel lengthening and truncation all occur to satisfy syllable weight requirements.

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Autor principal: Eno-Abasi E. Urua
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:5ea62ee3aa9c4d5e930c008fd30fa1402021-11-19T03:53:42ZLength and syllable weight in Ibibio10.32473/sal.v28i2.1073760039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/5ea62ee3aa9c4d5e930c008fd30fa1401999-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107376https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThis paper presents a study of segment length and its relationship to the syllable in Ibibio, a Lower Cross language spoken in Nigeria. Syllable structure processes such as consonant lengthening, lenition, vowel lengthening and truncation all occur to satisfy syllable weight requirements.Eno-Abasi E. UruaLibraryPress@UFarticleIbibiosegment lengthphonologylenititionsyllable weightPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 28, Iss 2 (1999)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
FR
topic Ibibio
segment length
phonology
lenitition
syllable weight
Philology. Linguistics
P1-1091
spellingShingle Ibibio
segment length
phonology
lenitition
syllable weight
Philology. Linguistics
P1-1091
Eno-Abasi E. Urua
Length and syllable weight in Ibibio
description This paper presents a study of segment length and its relationship to the syllable in Ibibio, a Lower Cross language spoken in Nigeria. Syllable structure processes such as consonant lengthening, lenition, vowel lengthening and truncation all occur to satisfy syllable weight requirements.
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author Eno-Abasi E. Urua
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author_sort Eno-Abasi E. Urua
title Length and syllable weight in Ibibio
title_short Length and syllable weight in Ibibio
title_full Length and syllable weight in Ibibio
title_fullStr Length and syllable weight in Ibibio
title_full_unstemmed Length and syllable weight in Ibibio
title_sort length and syllable weight in ibibio
publisher LibraryPress@UF
publishDate 1999
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