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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MDPI AG
2021-10-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/6/4/160 |