The Margi vowel system and labiocoronals

The vowel system of Margi, described by Hoffman [1963] as containing three high vowels and one low vowel, is reinterpreted as a two-vowel system with underlying contrast only of high versus low. A pervasive contrast of secondary articulations on consonants spreads features of rounding and backness t...

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Autor principal:	Ian Maddieson
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Publicado:	LibraryPress@UF 1987
Materias:	Margi vowel system spreading labio-coronals phonetics phonology Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f16b249cd90b427fa98591b3926b388a2021-11-19T03:54:56ZThe Margi vowel system and labiocoronals10.32473/sal.v18i3.1074710039-35332154-428Xhttps://doaj.org/article/f16b249cd90b427fa98591b3926b388a1987-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107471https://doaj.org/toc/0039-3533https://doaj.org/toc/2154-428XThe vowel system of Margi, described by Hoffman [1963] as containing three high vowels and one low vowel, is reinterpreted as a two-vowel system with underlying contrast only of high versus low. A pervasive contrast of secondary articulations on consonants spreads features of rounding and backness to contiguous vowels, giving rise to the different high vowel qualities recognized by Hoffman. A morphological role for the secondary articulations can be identified. Given this new understanding of the vowel system, the claim that "labio-coronal" elements in Margi are single complex segments requires reevaluation. Arguments advanced by Sagey [1986] are shown to proceed from a wrong interpretation of a syncope process and an assumed underlying contrast between high vowels. Phonetic data and the absence of phonological arguments to the contrary suggest that the labiocoronal elements are consonant sequences. 1.Ian MaddiesonLibraryPress@UFarticleMargivowel systemspreadinglabio-coronalsphoneticsphonologyPhilology. LinguisticsP1-1091ENFRStudies in African Linguistics, Vol 18, Iss 3 (1987)
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topic	Margi vowel system spreading labio-coronals phonetics phonology Philology. Linguistics P1-1091
spellingShingle	Margi vowel system spreading labio-coronals phonetics phonology Philology. Linguistics P1-1091 Ian Maddieson The Margi vowel system and labiocoronals
description	The vowel system of Margi, described by Hoffman [1963] as containing three high vowels and one low vowel, is reinterpreted as a two-vowel system with underlying contrast only of high versus low. A pervasive contrast of secondary articulations on consonants spreads features of rounding and backness to contiguous vowels, giving rise to the different high vowel qualities recognized by Hoffman. A morphological role for the secondary articulations can be identified. Given this new understanding of the vowel system, the claim that "labio-coronal" elements in Margi are single complex segments requires reevaluation. Arguments advanced by Sagey [1986] are shown to proceed from a wrong interpretation of a syncope process and an assumed underlying contrast between high vowels. Phonetic data and the absence of phonological arguments to the contrary suggest that the labiocoronal elements are consonant sequences. 1.
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The Margi vowel system and labiocoronals

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