Phonological processes in the noun class system of lama.
The purpose of this paper is to account for the phonological processes taking place within noun classes and across noun classes in Lama, particularly when some class suffixes are attached to noun stems. This study is therefore an overview of the noun class phonology. After an introduction to the pho...
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oai:doaj.org-article:b2bfe9314b30490a9e0d8eaa3a8483562021-11-19T03:54:40ZPhonological processes in the noun class system of lama.10.32473/sal.v20i2.1074520039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/b2bfe9314b30490a9e0d8eaa3a8483561989-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107452https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThe purpose of this paper is to account for the phonological processes taking place within noun classes and across noun classes in Lama, particularly when some class suffixes are attached to noun stems. This study is therefore an overview of the noun class phonology. After an introduction to the phonology and to the noun class system, we will examine specific phonological problems. It will be shown that when some root final sounds are in contact with some suffixes, they undergo structural changes, namely, assimilation, vowel truncation, and root controlled vowel harmony.Meterwa A. OursoLibraryPress@UFarticlenoun classphonologyLamasuffixestruncationassimilationPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 20, Iss 2 (1989) |
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The purpose of this paper is to account for the phonological processes taking place within noun classes and across noun classes in Lama, particularly when some class suffixes are attached to noun stems. This study is therefore an overview of the noun class phonology. After an introduction to the phonology and to the noun class system, we will examine specific phonological problems. It will be shown that when some root final sounds are in contact with some suffixes, they undergo structural changes, namely, assimilation, vowel truncation, and root controlled vowel harmony. |
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Phonological processes in the noun class system of lama. |
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Phonological processes in the noun class system of lama. |
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Phonological processes in the noun class system of lama. |
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Phonological processes in the noun class system of lama. |
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phonological processes in the noun class system of lama. |
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