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Aspects of the phonetics of Cambap
Studies in African Linguistics, 2002 Increasingly, the need to document endangered languages before they cease to be spoken and disappear is being recognized. Corresponding acknowledgement of the importance of detailed descriptions of the phonetics of such languages, however, is lagging ...
Bruce Connell
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The Phonetics and Phonology of Chuxnaban Mixe
Linguistic Discovery, 2011 This paper presents the first detailed description of the phonetic structures of the endangered Mexican indigenous language Chuxnab?n Mixe, including a survey of the main features of the consonant system and acoustic measurements of the characteristics ...
Carmen Jany
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Beyond the phonics debate: Blending code and context in classroom reading instruction
British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This mixed‐methods study adds to the body of knowledge around current reported practices of teachers of reading in the early years of schooling in Australia. It provides a comprehensive analysis of 254 teachers' practices and perspectives as reported by the study participants.
Rachelle Naidu +2 more
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British Journal of Special Education, EarlyView.Abstract Dyslexia is a common specific learning difficulty that can affect academic performance and students' educational experiences. Despite its prevalence in primary education, delays in identification are still reported, sometimes associated with educators' misconceptions and limited knowledge about the condition.
Inmaculada Baixauli +2 more
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Phonetics and phonology of schwa insertion in Central Yiddish
Glossa, 2020 Central Yiddish (CY) has inserted schwas that occur between long vowels or diphthongs and certain coda consonants. In the most restrictive varieties, schwas are inserted only between long high vowels or diphthongs and uvular or rhotic codas (as in /biːχ/
Marc Garellek
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Já li conheço, mulé”: analyzeof the depalatalization of the palatal lateral
Diversitas Journal, 2021 The present work goalto investigate the depalatalization of the palatal lateral /λ/, as in words like ‘filho’, ‘julho’ and ‘mulher’ etc. in the Agreste, Sertão and Litoral of Alagoas.
Maria de Fátima Rocha Santos +3 more
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Loanwords and Linguistic Phylogenetics: *pelek̑u‐ ‘axe’ and *(H)a(i̯)g̑‐ ‘goat’1
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 116-136, March 2025.Abstract This paper assesses the role of borrowings in two different approaches to linguistic phylogenetics: Traditional qualitative analyses of lexemes, and quantitative computational analysis of cognacy. It problematises the assumption that loanwords can be excluded altogether from datasets of lexical cognacy.
Simon Poulsen
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Greek wh-Questions and the Phonology of Intonation
, 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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Modeling Heritage Language Phonetics and Phonology: Toward an Integrated Multilingual Sound System
Languages, 2021 Although heritage language phonology is often argued to be fairly stable, heritage language speakers often sound noticeably different from both monolinguals and second-language learners.
David Natvig
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The Development of Indo‐Iranian Voiced Fricatives
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 123, Issue 1, Page 97-115, March 2025.Abstract The development of voiced sibilants is a long‐standing puzzle in Indo‐Iranian historical phonology. In Vedic, all voiced sibilants are lost from the system, but the details of this loss are complex and subject to debate. The most intriguing development concerns the word‐final ‐aḥ to ‐o in sandhi.
Gašper Beguš
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