Tone Shift and Tone Spread in siSwati: An Alignment Approach
Mobility of High (H) tone is one of the fundamental phenomena of Bantu tonology (Kisseberth & Odden 2003: 62). H tone shift and H tone spread are instances of such mobility. This paper discusses tonal behaviour in siSwati (S.43) within the framework of Optimality Theory. In siSwati, H tone move...
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| Language: | English |
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Nordic Africa Research Network
2017-12-01
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| Series: | Nordic Journal of African Studies |
| Online Access: | https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/83 |