Other cases of vowel harmony
Abstract This Chapter discusses a number of cases of vowel harmony ‘on various continents’ and in various language families which have been reported as being either ‘unique’ (sometimes just because of their language family affiliation) or controversial in terms of their properties. Although the data...
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Oxford University PressOxford
2018
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198813576.003.0010 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/49476815/oso-9780198813576-chapter-10.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract This Chapter discusses a number of cases of vowel harmony ‘on various continents’ and in various language families which have been reported as being either ‘unique’ (sometimes just because of their language family affiliation) or controversial in terms of their properties. Although the data on these languages is too limited to allow very specific analysis, the chapter will discuss them on the basis of the available data, and suggest ways of fitting them into the model that has been tested in the preceding six chapters. Among others, the following languages will be discussed: Middle Korean, Chukchi, Nez Perce, Karajá, Djingili, Kimaragang, Maltese, Assamese, Telugu, Pasiego Spanish, and Chamorro. |
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