Essays about: "Segmental phonology"

Found 3 essays containing the words Segmental phonology.

  1. 1. Contact Effects in Swedish Romani Phonology

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Hannes Lindbäck; [2020]
    Keywords : linguistics; romani; swedish romani; contact linguistics; language contact;

    Abstract : This thesis examines possible contact effects in the segmental phonology in an idiolect of Swedish Romani. From data gathered from one speaker of Swedish Romani I describe the phonology on a segmental level and then compare this with the phonology of its progenitor, Proto-Northwestern Romani. READ MORE

  3. 2. Phonological features of Yazghulami : A field study

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Matilda Narin; [2016]
    Keywords : Pamir languages; Tajikistan; Segmental phonology; South-East Iranian; Yazghulami; Pamirspråk; Tadzjikistan; Segmentell fonologi; Sydöst-iranska; Yazghulami;

    Abstract : Yazghulami is a South-East Iranian language spoken in the Pamir area of Tajikistan by about 9000 people. This study gives an account of the phonology of the language by describing contrastive segments and their distribution and realizations, as well as describing suprasegmental features such as syllable structure and stress patterns. READ MORE

  4. 3. The role of catalexis in Spanish rhythm structure : a phonological and phonetic study of catalexis in Spanish syllable-time poetry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Maria-Bonita Flores; [2004]
    Keywords : Spanska språket; Accenter; Metrik; Satsrytm; Catalexis; Poesi; Spanish; Spanska; Phonetics; phonology; Fonetik; fonologi; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In the present study a fragmentary foot structure, associated with word stress, is assumed to be available in Spanish. In addition catalexis is introduced in the metrical analysis of Spanish stress. Acoustic evidence for catalexis is presented. The material consists of Spanish syllabic verse. READ MORE