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Download full textLocal, John; Lodge, Ken – York Papers in Linguistics, 1996
The Kalenjin group of languages, spoken mainly in western Kenya, displays a harmony system involving the phonological feature Advanced Tongue Root ([ATR]). The study reported here addresses issues of the phonological representation of the [ATR] in Kalenjin and its phonetic interpretation. Specifically, it is shown that (1) the harmony system…
Descriptors: African Languages, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Research
Keller, Eric; Zellner, Brigitte – York Papers in Linguistics, 1996
A three-tiered statistical model for predicting the temporal structure of French, as produced by a single, highly fluent subject at a fast speech rate, is outlined. The first tier models segmental influences due to phoneme type and contextual interactions between phoneme types. The second tier models syllable-level influences of lexical versus…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French, Language Fluency, Language Patterns
Coleman, John – York Papers in Linguistics, 1991
Some Japanese examples of several common phonological phenomena (whispered vowels, nuclear friction, and consonant-vowel articulation) are examined. The segmental and transformational characterizations of these and related phenomena are reassessed and it is shown that by paying more careful attention to phonetic detail and abandoning conventional…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grammar, Japanese, Language Patterns
