Nasal clicks and glottalized clicks with syllabic velar nasals in Ju|’hoan
The |Xae|xae dialect of Ju|’hoan as it is spoken in western Botswana features a series of nasal clicks and glottalized clicks that are combined with a syllabic velar nasal into a single morphological unit. An acoustic analysis of these clicks shows that the vowel [a] is not present in the |Xae|xae v...
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| description | The |Xae|xae dialect of Ju|’hoan as it is spoken in western Botswana features a series of nasal clicks and glottalized clicks that are combined with a syllabic velar nasal into a single morphological unit. An acoustic analysis of these clicks shows that the vowel [a] is not present in the |Xae|xae variants and that only a syllabic velar nasal remains. This was found for all four click articulations with minimal pairs for high and low tone as well as for glottalized clicks and non-glottalized nasal clicks. While their phonetic features appear straightforward, the phonological and orthographic renderings of these clicks are discussed for their wider implications.
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| spelling | doaj.art-971077c1c76a412fa40336fd3fad510f2023-12-18T05:16:39ZengLibraryPress@UFStudies in African Linguistics0039-35332154-428X2023-12-0152Supplement 13Nasal clicks and glottalized clicks with syllabic velar nasals in Ju|’hoanAlex de Voogt0Timothy Mathes1Drew UniversityAIS Inc.The |Xae|xae dialect of Ju|’hoan as it is spoken in western Botswana features a series of nasal clicks and glottalized clicks that are combined with a syllabic velar nasal into a single morphological unit. An acoustic analysis of these clicks shows that the vowel [a] is not present in the |Xae|xae variants and that only a syllabic velar nasal remains. This was found for all four click articulations with minimal pairs for high and low tone as well as for glottalized clicks and non-glottalized nasal clicks. While their phonetic features appear straightforward, the phonological and orthographic renderings of these clicks are discussed for their wider implications. https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/133875KhoisanNasalizationClicksJu|'hoan!Xun |
| spellingShingle | Alex de Voogt Timothy Mathes Nasal clicks and glottalized clicks with syllabic velar nasals in Ju|’hoan Studies in African Linguistics Khoisan Nasalization Clicks Ju|'hoan !Xun |
| title | Nasal clicks and glottalized clicks with syllabic velar nasals in Ju|’hoan |
| title_full | Nasal clicks and glottalized clicks with syllabic velar nasals in Ju|’hoan |
| title_fullStr | Nasal clicks and glottalized clicks with syllabic velar nasals in Ju|’hoan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nasal clicks and glottalized clicks with syllabic velar nasals in Ju|’hoan |
| title_short | Nasal clicks and glottalized clicks with syllabic velar nasals in Ju|’hoan |
| title_sort | nasal clicks and glottalized clicks with syllabic velar nasals in ju hoan |
| topic | Khoisan Nasalization Clicks Ju|'hoan !Xun |
| url | https://journals.flvc.org/sal/article/view/133875 |
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