Bondu-so vowel harmony: A descriptive analysis with theoretical implications

This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the [ATR] vowel harmony system of Bondu-so (Dogon, Mali), a previously undocumented language. Data come from fieldwork and have not yet been published. While Bondu-so has seven surface vowels, namely, two [+ATR, +high] vowels ([i], [u]), a [–ATR +low] vo...

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Autores principales:	Abie Hantgan, Stuart Davis
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Publicado:	LibraryPress@UF 2012
Materias:	Bondu-so vowel harmony [ATR] Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9729bee618494bc2b011d110934827162021-11-19T03:52:33ZBondu-so vowel harmony: A descriptive analysis with theoretical implications10.32473/sal.v41i2.1072760039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/9729bee618494bc2b011d110934827162012-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107276https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThis paper provides a descriptive analysis of the [ATR] vowel harmony system of Bondu-so (Dogon, Mali), a previously undocumented language. Data come from fieldwork and have not yet been published. While Bondu-so has seven surface vowels, namely, two [+ATR, +high] vowels ([i], [u]), a [–ATR +low] vowel [a] and a [±ATR] contrast in the mid vowels with front [e]/[ɛ] and back [o]/[ɔ], there is evidence for a more abstract vowel system phonologically consisting of ten vowels with [±ATR] contrasts with all vowel heights. Further, the language shows a three-way contrast with respect to the feature [ATR] on suffixal vowels: some suffixal vowels act as [+ATR] dominant, spreading their [+ATR] feature onto the root; other suffixes act as [–ATR] dominant, spreading [–ATR] onto the root, and still other suffixes have vowels unspecified for [ATR] receiving their [±ATR] feature by rightward spreading of the [±ATR] value of the root vowel. We offer an autosegmental analysis and then discuss the theoretical implications of such an analysis. These implications include the ternary use of [ATR], the issue of phonological versus morphological harmony, the relationship between vowel inventories and [ATR] harmony systems, and the question of abstractness in phonology.Abie HantganStuart DavisLibraryPress@UFarticleBondu-sovowel harmony[ATR]Philology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 41, Iss 2 (2012)
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topic	Bondu-so vowel harmony [ATR] Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
spellingShingle	Bondu-so vowel harmony [ATR] Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Abie Hantgan Stuart Davis Bondu-so vowel harmony: A descriptive analysis with theoretical implications
description	This paper provides a descriptive analysis of the [ATR] vowel harmony system of Bondu-so (Dogon, Mali), a previously undocumented language. Data come from fieldwork and have not yet been published. While Bondu-so has seven surface vowels, namely, two [+ATR, +high] vowels ([i], [u]), a [–ATR +low] vowel [a] and a [±ATR] contrast in the mid vowels with front [e]/[ɛ] and back [o]/[ɔ], there is evidence for a more abstract vowel system phonologically consisting of ten vowels with [±ATR] contrasts with all vowel heights. Further, the language shows a three-way contrast with respect to the feature [ATR] on suffixal vowels: some suffixal vowels act as [+ATR] dominant, spreading their [+ATR] feature onto the root; other suffixes act as [–ATR] dominant, spreading [–ATR] onto the root, and still other suffixes have vowels unspecified for [ATR] receiving their [±ATR] feature by rightward spreading of the [±ATR] value of the root vowel. We offer an autosegmental analysis and then discuss the theoretical implications of such an analysis. These implications include the ternary use of [ATR], the issue of phonological versus morphological harmony, the relationship between vowel inventories and [ATR] harmony systems, and the question of abstractness in phonology.
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title	Bondu-so vowel harmony: A descriptive analysis with theoretical implications
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Bondu-so vowel harmony: A descriptive analysis with theoretical implications

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