Speech tempo consonant deletion

Speech tempo, vowel contraction/elision, and consonant deletion are common phonetic features of the Edo language spoken in Oredo, Orhionmwo, and Ovia Local Government Areas of Bendel State, Nigeria. Vowel contraction/elision in rapid speech usually occurs in word boundaries in larger constructions a...

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Main Author: Victor Edosa Omozuwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: LibraryPress@UF 1989-12-01
Series:Studies in African Linguistics
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Online Access:https://ojs.test.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107447