Gradual Vowel Epenthesis in Urban Hijazi Arabic

Gradual Vowel Epenthesis in Urban Hijazi Arabic

In this paper, vowel epenthesis in Urban Hijazi Arabic is analysed as a process of gradual structural build-up. Harmonic Serialism, a derivational framework of Optimality Theory, provides the theoretical foundation to illustrate the arguments. Rather than epenthesising an entire vowel all at once, f...

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Main Author: Faisal M. Al-Mohanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Languages
Subjects:
vowel epenthesis
vowel deletion
Harmonic Serialism
Optimality Theory
featural structure
local conjunction
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/6/4/160

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