On the origin of tonal classes in Kinande noun stems

This paper investigates the Proto-Bantu origins of the principal tonal classes in Kinande nonderived mono- and disyllabic nominal stems. The temary H vs. L vs. 0 distinction in the final syllable of the current language is traced back to a binary H vs. L contrast in Proto Bantu on the basis of two s...

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Autor principal:	Michael Kenstowicz
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Lenguaje:	EN FR
Publicado:	LibraryPress@UF 2008
Materias:	Luganda morphology aspect mood Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a5778fc65b47493db4eff5c32e8c54e42021-11-19T03:52:48ZOn the origin of tonal classes in Kinande noun stems10.32473/sal.v37i2.1072950039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/a5778fc65b47493db4eff5c32e8c54e42008-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107295https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThis paper investigates the Proto-Bantu origins of the principal tonal classes in Kinande nonderived mono- and disyllabic nominal stems. The temary H vs. L vs. 0 distinction in the final syllable of the current language is traced back to a binary H vs. L contrast in Proto Bantu on the basis of two strata of reconstruction: first, a shallow one based on c. 200 PB cognates shared with the closely related Lacustrine languages Runyankore, Haya, and lita, and second, a deeper one based on c. 100 PB cognates shared with the more distantly related Congolese languages Tembo, Luba, and Lingala. A chronology of tone changes is postulated in which different sequencing of the same changes as well as altemative phonologizations of ambiguous phonetic structures playa key role.Michael KenstowiczLibraryPress@UFarticleLugandamorphologyaspectmoodPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 37, Iss 2 (2008)
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description	This paper investigates the Proto-Bantu origins of the principal tonal classes in Kinande nonderived mono- and disyllabic nominal stems. The temary H vs. L vs. 0 distinction in the final syllable of the current language is traced back to a binary H vs. L contrast in Proto Bantu on the basis of two strata of reconstruction: first, a shallow one based on c. 200 PB cognates shared with the closely related Lacustrine languages Runyankore, Haya, and lita, and second, a deeper one based on c. 100 PB cognates shared with the more distantly related Congolese languages Tembo, Luba, and Lingala. A chronology of tone changes is postulated in which different sequencing of the same changes as well as altemative phonologizations of ambiguous phonetic structures playa key role.
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On the origin of tonal classes in Kinande noun stems

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