Against vowel length in Tigrinya
The premise of this paper is that vowel length plays no role in the synchronic phonology of Tigrinya: processes affecting vowels should be treated in qualitative terms only. The evidence in favor of synchronic vowel length is weak, and stronger evidence favors an analysis in which vowel length is ph...
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Main Author: | Eugene Buckley |
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Format: | article |
Language: | EN FR |
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LibraryPress@UF
1997
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/9f8aef6bb11d4df2847c9e8ea9cf366c |
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