A re-examination of the 9th vowel phoneme in Igbo
In this study the author provides some linguistic evidence to support his argument that I~!is an autonomous vowel phoneme in the Enuani dialect. First, he uses some minimal pairs to show instances where it contrasts with both lei and la/. In addition, he compares the Enuani vowel harmony set with th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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LibraryPress@UF
1989-08-01
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| Series: | Studies in African Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107450 |