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Progressive vowel height harmony in Proto-Kikongo and Proto-Bantu [PDF]
, 2019 The systematic comparison of the different types of progressive Vowel Height Harmony (pVHH) attested within the Kikongo Language Cluster (KLC) leads to the conclusion that this common Bantu process of long-distance assimilation cannot be reconstructed to
Bostoen, Koen, Goes, Heidi
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Function and Disability Journal, 2018 Background and Objective: One of the positive outcomes of cochlear implantation is achieving intelligible speech. Therefore, the measurement of speech intelligibility is a standard criterion for assessing the effectiveness of cochlear implants (CIs). The
Mitra Sohrabi +4 more
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A Deep Generative Model of Vowel Formant Typology
, 2018 What makes some types of languages more probable than others? For instance, we know that almost all spoken languages contain the vowel phoneme /i/; why should that be?
Cotterell, Ryan, Eisner, Jason
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The perception of English front vowels by North Holland and Flemish listeners: acoustic similarity predicts and explains cross-linguistic and L2 perception [PDF]
, 2012 We investigated whether regional differences in the native language (L1) influence the perception of second language (L2) sounds. Many cross-language and L2 perception studies have assumed that the degree of acoustic similarity between L1 and L2 sounds ...
Escudero, Paola +2 more
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Vowel-to-Vowel coarticulation effects in Greek
Selected papers on theoretical and applied linguistics, 1994 Vowel-to-Vowel (ν-to-ν) coarticulatory effects in Vowel-Consonant-Vowel sequences (VCV) in Greek are examined using articulatory data. The data were recorded with the technique of electropalatography (Reading EPG system) which records lingual contact with the hard palate in continuous speech.
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Analysis of the Word-Initial Segment with Reference to Lemmatising Zulu Nasal Nouns
Lexikos, 2012 <p>The process of lemmatising nasal nouns in the Zulu lexicon is problematic. The traditional method is to lemmatise a Zulu lexical noun by etymological noun-stem. This practice creates difficulties in harmonising lexical nouns with their syntactic
M.H. Mpungose
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The weight of phonetic substance in the structure of sound inventories [PDF]
, 2013 In the research field initiated by Lindblom & Liljencrants in 1972, we illustrate the possibility of giving substance to phonology, predicting the structure of phonological systems with nonphonological principles, be they listener-oriented (perceptual ...
Abry, Christian +4 more
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A Generative Study of Phoneme System of Sarhaddi Balochi Dialect of Granchin [PDF]
مطالعات زبانها و گویشهای غرب ایران, 2014 Generative linguists are specifically interested in phonology as an important part of the grammar of any language. Generative phonology the beginning of which can be attributed to Chomsky and Halle (1968), has been proposed in terms of specific patterns ...
Abbas Ali Ahangar +3 more
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Prosody and melody in vowel disorder [PDF]
, 1999 The paper explores the syllabic and segmental dimensions of phonological vowel disorder. The independence of the two dimensions is illustrated by the case study of an English-speaking child presenting with an impairment which can be shown to have a ...
Bates, S, Harris, J, Watson, J
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Pronunciation of English Vowels, 1400-1700 [PDF]
, 1918 Allen Mawer, R. E. Zachrisson
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