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Greek Dialect Vowel Systems, Vowel Dispersion Theory, and Sociolinguistic Typology [PDF]
Journal of Greek Linguistics, 2009 Vowel dispersion theory supposes that vowels are distributed in vowel space so as to maximise contrasts. Using a sociolinguistic-typological approach, this paper hypothesises that this supposition, while supported by a great deal of evidence in general, may be more true of some language varieties than others.
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Model of the Classification of English Vowels by Spanish Speakers [PDF]
, 1999 A number of models of single language vowel classification based on formant representations have been proposed. We propose a new model that explicitly predicts vowel perception by second language (L2) learners based on the phonological map of their ...
Cohen, Michael +3 more
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Relative Constructions in Classical/Epic Sanskrit
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract While it is widely recognised that Sanskrit shows two major types of relative construction – one relative–correlative, the other similar to postnominal relative clauses in languages like English – it has not been established what the crucial syntactic distinctions are between these types, given the wide range of syntactic variation found in ...
John J. Lowe +2 more
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Final proposal to encode the Pahawh Hmong script in the UCS [PDF]
, 2012 This is a proposal to encode the Pahawh Hmong script in the international character encoding standard Unicode. Pahawh Hmong was published in Unicode Standard version 7.0 in June 2014. The script is said to have been devised in the latter half of the 20c.
Everson, Michael
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Developing an Orthography for Onya Darat (Western Borneo) Practical and Theoretical Considerations [PDF]
, 2009 Onya Darat is a language spoken, with great dialectal variation, in the interiorof western Borneo. It is the southernmost member of Land Dayak, a branchof the Austronesian language family.
Tadmor, U. (Uri)
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Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract This study investigates the lexicographical potential of Medieval Latin documentation from the Venetian area of the Italo‐Romance domain, highlighting the need for a systematic approach to bridge Latin and vernacular linguistic developments. The project MEDITA – Medieval Latin Documentation and Digital Italo‐Romance Lexicography.
Jacopo Gesiot
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Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract In Welsh, in certain tenses, unique forms of the verb for ‘be’ are used in positive clauses. These specialised forms of ‘be’ are incompatible with positive main‐clause declarative complementizers, despite their apparent featural compatibility. For most speakers, they are also blocked from if‐clauses; although, I report on data regarding their ...
Frances Dowle
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Production Variability and Categorical Perception of Vowels Are Strongly Linked
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2019 Theoretical models of speech production suggest that the speech motor system (SMS) uses auditory goals to determine errors in its auditory output during vowel production. This type of error calculation indicates that within-speaker production variability
Sara-Ching Chao +2 more
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Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract Based on an analysis of the Old Literary Tibetan corpus—a corpus of the oldest documented Tibetic language—the present study provides evidence that literary Tibetan v3 verb stems (commonly termed ‘future’) initially encoded passive voice. New arguments put forward in this article range from Trans‐Himalayan nominal morphology to early Tibetan ...
Joanna Bialek
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More on Dongxiang Vowel System
Oriental StudiesIntroduction. Dongxiang is a southern Mongolic language containing a variety of archaic features that seem promising for comparative historical linguistics. Goals.
Viktoria V. Kukanova +1 more
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