Syncope, syllabic consonant formation, and the distribution of stressed vowels in English [PDF]
, 2014 Post-tonic synope in English (Received Pronunciation) optionally deletes a schwa between a stressed and an unstressed vowel (gén(e)ral), but it cannot apply if the vowel following the schwa is stressed (gén*(e)ràte), or if no vowel follows (hápp*(e)n ...
Polgárdi, Krisztina
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Cognitive Science Progresses Toward Interactive Frameworks
Topics in Cognitive Science, Volume 15, Issue 2, Page 219-254, April 2023., 2023 Abstract Despite its many twists and turns, the arc of cognitive science generally bends toward progress, thanks to its interdisciplinary nature. By glancing at the last few decades of experimental and computational advances, it can be argued that—far from failing to converge on a shared set of conceptual assumptions—the field is indeed making steady ...
Michael J. Spivey
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Comparative Reconstruction of Proto-Mojeño and the Diversification of Mojeño Dialects
Liames, 2018 This paper addresses nine open issues in the historical phonology of Mojeño, an Arawakan language of Bolivia. We propose solutions to these problems by postulating reconstructed forms for Proto-Mojeño based on a comparison of the two extant varieties of ...
Fernando de Carvalho, Françoise Rose
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‘Pitch accent’ and prosodic structure in Scottish Gaelic: Reassessing the role of contact [PDF]
, 2015 This paper considers the origin of ‘pitch accents’ in Scottish Gaelic with a view to evaluating the hypothesis that this feature was borrowed from North Germanic varieties spoken by Norse settlers in medieval Scotland. It is shown that the ‘pitch accent’
Pavel Iosad
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, 2022 Critical Quarterly, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 138-154, December 2022.
David Nowell Smith
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Devising Yorùbá Terminology for Phonology Terms (from letter S to letter Z)
Yoruba Studies ReviewIn this final part of our report, which is part four (4) on the formulation Yorùbá phonology terms for their English counterparts, we discuss terms from letters S to Z of English phonology and give their Yorùbá equivalents.
Bankale Oyetayo +2 more
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Spelling, phonology and etymology in Hittite historical linguistics, a review article on Kloekhorst, A. Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden: 2008) [PDF]
, 2011 This review article addresses the representation of glottal stops in Akkadian and Hittite ...
Bürde +39 more
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Diagnosis and treatment of occipital brain lesions in children
Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, Volume 67, Issue 11, Page 1409-1420, November 2025.Occipital brain lesions in children represent a diagnostic challenge due to the large spectrum of etiologies and overlapping clinical features. This review analyses common and less common causes of occipital brain lesions in children, including malformative, vascular, genetic/metabolic, infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic conditions.
Luca Bartolini +4 more
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No initial empty CV in clusterless languages [PDF]
, 2006 From the inception of strict CV in Lowenstamm (1996) the question of how surface clusters are licensed in Government Phonology has been a contentious one.
Kula, NC
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Embodiment of sexuality by Israeli Sign Language signers and hearing Hebrew speakers
Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 29, Issue 1, Page 22-43, February 2025.Abstract Language is a key resource for speakers and signers to index different aspects of their social identities, such as their ethnicities and sexualities. Yet, for users of sign language – who exploit movements of the hands, face, head and torso for linguistic purposes – it is often assumed that any communicative movement of the body is part of a ...
Rose Stamp +5 more
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