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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"Autosegmental"”.
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Autosegmental phonology
Thesis. 1976. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics.
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AMAR : a computational model of autosegmental phonology
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1994.
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An autosegmental analysis of tone in verbal forms of Lamba
… tone in some verbal forms of Lamba from an autosegmental viewpoint. The aim was to establish the relationship between underlying and surface tone representations in these forms. The dissertation comprises three chapters. Chapter One, the Introduction, presents the background to the study and …
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An autosegmental analysis of tone in verbal forms of Lamba
… tone in some verbal forms of Lamba from an autosegmental viewpoint. The aim was to establish the relationship between underlying and surface tone representations in these forms. The dissertation comprises three chapters. Chapter One, the Introduction, presents the background to the study and …
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The tone pattern of Japanese : an autosegmental theory of tonology.
Thesis. 1975. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Foreign Literatures and Linguistics.
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A Perceptually-Based Model of Children's First Words
… provided by a current theory in phonology, autosegmental theory. The first study, a detailed analysis of a corpus of utterances obtained from one-word speakers, provided evidence consistent with the argument that stressed and final syllables are particularly salient to children and that …
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A domain-based approach to Northern Sotho tonology: A Setswapo dialect
… namely, A Domain-Based Approach Phonology, Autosegmental Phonology and Underspecification.
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A Sesotho tonal grammar
… theory of moraic phonology, metrical phonology, autosegmental phonology and prosodic phonology is presupposed. Whenever relevant, I appeal to the principles and rules that govern each of these subsystems.
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Kabyle Berber Phonology and Morphology: Outstanding Issues (Algeria)
… emphasis on the CV and Onset and Rime tiers), autosegmental phonology, and lexical phonology and morphology.
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Obligatory contour principle effects and violations: The case of Setswana verbal tone
This dissertation is an autosegmental analysis of the tonal patterns manifested in the verb of Setswana, a Southern Bantu language spoken in Botswana and South Africa. Verbal tone in this language is very complex because the tonal patterns fluctuate, depending on many factors. These factors …
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Towards an analysis of Turinese Italian intonation and theoretical implications for intonational phonology
… the data. It is shown how Pierrehumbert's autosegmental theory best captures the data presented here with respect to intonation patterns at the boundaries. Evidence for the existence of a L, and a LH tone is put forward. In particular, it is proposed that, on the one hand, when LH tones map …
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Advanced Tongue Root harmony in Setswana.
… here will assume the general framework of Autosegmental Phonology, incorporating Underspecification and Grounding Condition theory. It will be argued that grounded conditions hold of varying domains, with some conditions holding of all representations, while other conditions govern only the …
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Segmental alternations and metrical theory
… Prominence is represented by gridmarks on an autosegmental tier, while foot structure is not built on the gridmarks, but is a function of syllables grouped into higher-level constituents. I propose that the relationship between foot structure and prominence should be mediated by violable …
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Mbuyelelo Tanihi Ndlela yo Vumba Marito eka Xitsonga
… and Associate Model) lowu welaka eka thiyori ya Autosegmental ya 1982. Ndzavisiso lowu wu landzelela maendlelo ya nkoka ku karhi ku tirhisiwa maendlelo ya khopasi ku kuma mahungu. Mahungu ya tsavuriwa ku suka eka matsalwa yo hambanahambana ya Xitsonga. Mahungu ya aviwa hi tinxakakulu timbirhi ta …
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The morphophonemics of the Idaacha dialect of Yoruba
… the framework of generative phonology and the autosegmental approach. In particular, it builds upon Kouyomou's (1986) major work, Phonologie de la langue Idaasha, and argues that the language has eighteen consonants, /b/,/m/, /f/, /t/, /d/, /s/, /n/, /1/, /r/, /c/, /j/, /j/, /k/, /g/, /kp/, …
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Numeral incorporation in American Sign Language
… <p>Numeral-incorporated signs can be represented autosegmentally using Sandler's hand-tier diagrams. The hand-tier diagrams show the features of the numeral and the base as well as the resulting compound. The hand-tier diagrams can also show signer variation.</p>
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Towards a hybrid model of speech prosody
Speech is conveyed through a richly detailed acoustic signal, and each spoken instance of a word varies. Yet humans recognize words quickly, with few errors and typically with no conscious effort. Linguists hypothesize that abstract categories aid the process of speech comprehension because complex …