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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"vowel deletion"”.
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Aspects of Pulaar Non-Linear Phonology
… and general notions about Pulaar. We give the vowel as well as consonant inventory of the language and a general review of the morphology and syntax of Pulaar. Because many processes discussed in this dissertation make reference, in one way or another to the syllable, chapter two is going to …
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Factors Affecting Pretonic Deletion in English Syllables: A Corpus Study
… on a subtype of massive reduction, pretonic vowel deletion, where the vowel in an unstressed syllable is deleted and the flanking consonants form an onset cluster, V --> φ / C__C, such as the word <em>Columbus</em> reduced to the two-syllable pronunciation [klʌmbəs], resulting in the onset …
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Consonant cluster phonotactics : a perceptual approach
This dissertation deals with deletion and epenthesis processes conditioned or constrained by the consonantal environment, essentially consonant deletion, vowel epenthesis and vowel deletion. It is argued that the standard generative approach to these processes, which relies on the syllable and the …
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Aspectos da fonologia Marubo (Pano): uma visão não-linear
… involved in phonological processes, such as vowel and nasal harmony, are accounted for on the basis of the model of Feature Geometry. Under the view of Metrical theory, we search for an account of stress assignment at the word level and above it. We also look for an explanation for the …
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An optimality-theoretic analysis of syllable structure in Qassimi Arabic
… Theory, this study explores the effect of high vowel deletion on syllable structure and the treatment of superheavy syllables in QA. Results confirm three main arguments proposed in this study. First: onset clusters in QA are prohibited. Second: trimoraic syllables in QA are prohibited. Third: …
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Verb Contraction in the West Saxon Dialect of Old English: An Optimality Theory Account
… in all the verbs under consideration, including vowel deletion, assimilation, dissimilation, and simplification of consonant clusters. Section 4 discusses the theoretical contribution of this study and suggests related areas in which the analysis could be further applied.
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Verb Contraction in the West Saxon Dialect of Old English: An Optimality Theory Account
… in all the verbs under consideration, including vowel deletion, assimilation, dissimilation, and simplification of consonant clusters. Section 4 discusses the theoretical contribution of this study and suggests related areas in which the analysis could be further applied.
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Stress and Syncope in Tobruq Arabic an Eastern Libyan Dialect: A Stratal OT Account
… stress patterns and their assignment, as well as vowel syncope and the contrasting behaviour of epenthetic vowel insertion. The former processes are shown to be affected by two morphological factors: the type of word class, and the type of morphological ending that attaches to a monomorphemic …