Essays about: "phonology thesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words phonology thesis.

  1. 1. It was or it was not in the old days, until it was : – A study of time, tense, and aspect in spoken Arabic narrative

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Tallmyren Ronja; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study is devoted to Arabic spoken narrative, specifically Syrian Arabic spoken narrative. The focus of this thesis is syntax and narrative. I aim to study how time reference is set in narrative, and what tense and aspect forms are used, as well as some other narrative devices in spoken narratives. READ MORE

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. A typological description of Celtic and Uralic consonant mutations : Towards a full typological overview of consonant mutations

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Elis Hellmark; [2021]
    Keywords : consonant mutation; consonant gradation; canonical typology; morphophonology; Celtic languages; Uralic languages;

    Abstract : This thesis produces a definition of consonant mutations, a hitherto relatively unexplored phenomenon in typology, using a sample of languages from the Celtic and Uralic languages. It is defined using Canonical Typology. READ MORE

  6. 5. Grapheme-to-phoneme transcription of English words in Icelandic text

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Bjarki Ármannsson; [2021]
    Keywords : Foreign word grapheme-to-phoneme transcription; TTS; text-to-speech; Icelandic; Icelandic phonology; g2p; foreign word g2p;

    Abstract : Foreign words, such as names, locations or sometimes entire phrases, are a problem for any system that is meant to convert graphemes to phonemes (g2p; i.e.converting written text into phonetic transcription). READ MORE