Essays about: "historical phonology"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words historical phonology.

  1. 1. An Account of Lucumí : An Investigation into the Yoruboid Origin of Lucumí

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Axel Antonio Cropelli Zuaznabar; [2023]
    Keywords : Language Contact; Language Death; Yoruba; Spanish; Historical Linguistics; Latino-American Studies; Phonology.;

    Abstract : In the following thesis, an analysis of the fundamental aspects of Lucumí phonology and word-formation will be presented with the aim of determining the extent to which this liturgical language is related to Standard Yoruba. Additionally, this thesis will provide an overview of selected socio-cultural and historical factors pertaining to the environment in which Lucumí developed. READ MORE

  3. 2. So close and yet so different: Reconstructing the phonological history of three Southern New Caledonian languages

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : William Zetterberg; [2021]
    Keywords : Historical linguistics; Comparative method; Reconstruction; Sound change; Phonology; Austronesian; Oceanic; Contact linguistics; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the phonological history of three languages spoken in southern New Caledonia: Aji�, T�r�, and X�r�c��. New Caledonia is an overseas special collectivity of France, located in the Southwest Pacific Ocean, which is home to a remarkable linguistic diversity, with around 28 distinct indigenous languages varieties spoken today. READ MORE

  4. 3. A phonological reconstruction of Proto-Omagua–Kokama–Tupinambá

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Olof Lundgren; [2020]
    Keywords : Omagua; Kokama; Tupinambá; Tupí–Guaraní; historical linguistics; comparative linguistics; contact linguistics; phonology; creole languages; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : Las lenguas omagua [omg] y kokama [cod] de la familia tupí–guaraní constituyen ejemplos interesantes de contacto lingüístico en Amazonia. Esto es evidente de su léxico que es mayormente tupí–guaraní, con un gran porcentaje de formas no-tupí–guaraní, y la gramática, que es muy distinta de otras lenguas tupí–guaraní. READ MORE

  5. 4. Attitudes toward English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) and its position in contemporary English language curricula in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Victor Emanuel Chiorean; [2016]
    Keywords : English as a Lingua Franca ELF ; teaching attitudes; linguistic rights and representation; nativespeakerist norms; English Language Teaching ELT ; International Baccalaureate; English 7.;

    Abstract : As a result of various historical, political, economic and sociocultural factors, English today witnesses a unique situation as its non-native speakers represent a clear majority in the world. This has implications for the ownership of the English language as such, the linguistic rights of its speakers and the points of departure for English Language Teaching (ELT) worldwide. READ MORE

  6. 5. Periphery Effects in Phonological Integration : Turkish suffixation of Swedish proper nouns by advanced bilinguals

    University essay from Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskning

    Author : Memet Aktürk; [2008]
    Keywords : loanword; phonology; morphology; lexicon; bilingualism;

    Abstract : This essay investigates how certain word-final Swedish rimes are integrated phonologically into Turkish by means of suffixation. Specific Swedish rimes have been selected for their unusual characteristics from the perspective of Turkish phonology such as vowel and consonant quantity as well as coda phonotactics. READ MORE