Positional Strength Approach to Initial Fortition in Persian Language [PDF]
Fortition as one of the common phonological processes is the opposite of lenition. It occurs mostly in the initial position of the syllables and words. The present research has studied the fortition processes and evolutions from the Middle Persian to the
Zahra Karimi Bavaryani +3 more
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Phonological Processes of “Fortition” in Ilami Kurdish Variants [PDF]
This article aims at analyzing the phonological processes of “Fortition” in Ilami Kurdish variants including Arkavazi, Khezeli (Kheirvand), Malekshahi, and Feyli on the basis of “generative theory”.
Elham Sobati, Tahereh Afshar
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Lenition, fortition, and lexical access in Iwaidja and Mawng
Many models of word recognition assume that spoken words are faithful to their phonological shape in the lexicon and that word recognition begins with the first incoming segment and proceeds linearly. Some languages, however, including Mawng and Iwaidja (Australia), exhibit alternations in word-initial segments, rendering these segments potentially ...
Brett Baker
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Korean Perspectives on Southern Ryukyuan Glide Fortition
Southern Ryukyuan is one of the two main subgroups of the Ryukyuan language family, consisting of Miyako, Yaeyama, and Yonaguni. One of the notable features of the subgroup is word-initial fortition of Proto-Ryukyuan *w into b, exhibited by all three members; in contrast, only Yonaguni underwent *j > d, while the other two languages have ...
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Consonant Change in Cognates Shared by Indonesian and Palembang Malay
This article describes the phenomena of sound changes, i.e., changes of single segmental sound of consonants, found in cognates shared by Indonesian and Palembang Malay.
Fauzi Syamsuar
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Analysis of Phonological Processes of Consonants in Farimani Dialect based on Autosegmental Phonology [PDF]
In Autosegmental phonology introduced by Goldsmith as an independent field of generative phonology, phonological representations are made up of different layers. In this approach, each feature or group of features that make a phonological contribution in
Azam Meykadeh
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Perbandingan Bunyi Dua Ragam Bahasa; ‘Amiyah dan Fusha dalam Lagu Karya Nancy Ajram
When viewed from its variety, Arabic can be divided into two forms: standard variety Arabic (fushah) and non-standard variety Arabic (amiyah). In Arabic, the sounds of vowels and consonants can change according to the speakers, such as the Egyptian ...
Difla Nur Imtiyas, Kholisin Kholisin
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Sampling the progression of domain-initial denasalization in Seoul Korean
Word-initial nasals in Korean are known to exhibit prosody-sensitive denasalization. The literature on the subject is still scarce and even the basic description of the process is debated.
Francis Nolan, Kayeon Yoo
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Perubahan Fonologis Protobahasa Minangkabau dalam Isolek Koto Tinggi
This study describes the types of phonological changes that occur from the Minangkabau protolanguage in an isolect of Koto Tinggi. The research is conducted by applying listening and speaking methods, as well as recording and note-taking techniques in ...
Husni Mardhyatur Rahmi +2 more
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Investigation of Some Phonological Processes in Boroujerdi Dialect in Comparison with Persian Based on Generative Phonology and Optimality Theory [PDF]
The purpose of this paper is to study some of the most important phonological processes in the Boroujerdi dialect of Lori's language. To understand how changes are made for readers not familiar with the dialect, we compare the research data with the ...
Mohammad Reza Ahmadkhani, Anahita Latifi
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