Comparing Hiatus Resolution in Karanga and Nambya
This article compares three hiatus resolution strategies, viz., glide formation, secondary articulation and vowel elision in Karanga and Nambya, two southern Bantu languages spoken in Zimbabwe. The overall analysis is couched in Optimality Theory (hereafter OT). The strategies operate across a pref...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2011-09-01
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Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/183 |