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Estonian word prosody on the Procrustean bed of morae

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2018
The paper analyses existing moraic conceptions of Estonian quantity. Main features of functional, generative and phonetically-instructed moraic accounts of Estonian are considered.
Natalia Kuznetsova
doaj   +1 more source

Greek wh-Questions and the Phonology of Intonation

open access: yes, 2009
The intonation of Greek wh-questions consists of a rise-fall followed by a low plateau and a final rise. Using acoustic data, we show (i) that the exact contour shape depends on the length of the question, and (ii) that the position of the first peak and
Ladd, D. Robert   +4 more
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AMAR: A Computational Model of Autosegmental Phonology [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
This report describes a computational system with which phonologists may describe a natural language in terms of autosegmental phonology, currently the most advanced theory pertaining to the sound systems of human languages.
Albro, Daniel M., Daniel M. Albro
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Phonological allomorphy in Swahili on the form of inanimate pronominal clitics

open access: yesStudies in African Linguistics, 1987
Swahili has two forms of inanimate pronominal clitics. One, like the relative pronouns, typically ends with /o/ and the other, like the subject agreement affixes, are never /o/ final.
Camillia N. Barrett-Keach
doaj   +3 more sources

Towards a model of phonological acquisition in government phonology [PDF]

open access: yes, 1998
Child phonology shows some interesting and systematic differences from adult phonology. In child phonology, for example, vowel harmony and consonant harmony are common phonological effects (Ingram 1986).
Tolson, Lucy
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Intonation research and the Autosegmental Metrical model of intonational phonology [with Greek examples]: Parts I and II

open access: yes, 2022
Arvaniti, A. (2021, April). Intonation research and the Autosegmental Metrical model of intonational phonology [with Greek examples]: Parts I and II. Research Seminars organized by the Department of Linguistics, National and Kapodistrian University of ...
Amalia Arvaniti   +2 more
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Morae in Estonian. A reply to Natalja Kuznetsova’s paper “Estonian word prosody on the Procrustean bed of morae”

open access: yesEesti ja Soome-ugri Keeleteaduse Ajakiri, 2019
This reply to Natalja Kuznetsova highlights many questionable interpretations and outcomes, ten serious errors and five minor inaccuracies in her polemical paper “Estonian word prosody on the Procrustean bed of morae” (2018).
Külli Prillop
doaj   +1 more source

In the Echoes of Guarani: Exploring the Intonation of Statements in Paraguayan Spanish

open access: yesLanguages, 2023
This explorative study examines intonation contours in neutral and non-neutral statements of Paraguayan Spanish, a variety shaped by extensive contact with Guarani, a co-official language of Paraguay.
Andrea Pešková
doaj   +1 more source

Le vivaro-alpin : progrès d’une définition

open access: yesGéolinguistique, 2020
This paper offers to review the linguistic characteristics of the Vivaro-Alpine, northern Occitan dialect which stretches from the Alps to the eastern foothills of the Massif Central.
Quentin Garnier
doaj   +1 more source

The Syllabification of High Vowels in the Kerinci Language: An Autosegmental Phonological Analysis

open access: yesJurnal Bahasa, 2022
The aim of this article is to explain the syllabification of high vowels /i/ and /u/ at the nucleus position in the Kerinci language. In this language, the high vowels /i/ and /u/ at the nucleus position will undergo changes - for example, /i/, /u/, /is/ and /us/ will be realized as [aj], [aw], [ajh] and [awh].
Nur Farahkhanna Mohd Rusli   +1 more
openaire   +1 more source

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