Essays about: "long vowel"

Found 3 essays containing the words long vowel.

  1. 1. Loanword compound truncation in Japanese: A study on Japanese learners’ understanding of loanword abbreviations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

    Author : Axel Bergman Engman; [2018]
    Keywords : Truncation; long vowel; light syllabic truncation; geminate; moraic nasal; English diphthong; light syllable; heavy syllable; contiguity; prosodic word; mora; gairaigo; loanword; constraint; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : In this study, the comprehension of English loanword truncations in Japanese will be investigated. Both Japanese native speakers and learners of Japanese will display their ability to truncate different kinds of gairaigo compound loanwords. READ MORE

  3. 2. Turkish-Swedish Bilingual Third Language English High-Front Vowel Category Formation

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Martin Ekelund; [2017]
    Keywords : Second language acquisition; third language acquisition; bilingualism; multilingualism; phonology; phonetics; English; Swedish; Turkish; acoustic measurements;

    Abstract : This study explores the possibilities of phonetic category formation in early bilingual Turkish-Swedish learners of English. Specifically, the high-front unrounded vowels across the three languages Turkish, Swedish and English are investigated. READ MORE

  4. 3. M.A. Thesis: Theoretical implications of schwa deletion in French

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskap

    Author : Merle Horne; [1976]
    Keywords : e-muet; Latin; historical phonology; French; schwa; vowel reduction; sound change; variable rules; phonotactics; syncope; diachronic change; stress; natural rule; Old French; Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : The phonological status and behaviour of schwa ('e-caduc') constitues one of the most widely investigated topics in the synchronic study of French phonology. A considerable amount of research is directed towards the attempt to account for the phonetic level alternatin of schwa with zero in certain environments. READ MORE