Underspecification and low vowel harmony in Okpe

This paper examines the effect of [ATR] vowel harmony on low vowels in Okpe, an Edoid language of Nigeria. The relevant facts can be summarized as follows: Low vowel stems condition [-ATR] forms on affixes. Low vowel affixes surface as [+low] in [-ATR] contexts and as [-low] when in [+ATR] contexts....

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Main Author: Douglas Pulleyblank
Format: article
Language:EN
FR
Published: LibraryPress@UF 1986
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/7b1b818dd1e4407383061d8b85a43f31
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