A Phonological Overview of Iceve-Maci
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Issue Date:
2013
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Ministry of Scientific Research and Innovation
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75 pages
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The primary objective of this research is to make phonological information
pertinent to the development of an orthography available to the Iceve-Maci
speaking community. This research aims particularly to study the phonology
of the Oliti dialect of Iceve-Maci. Though the study focuses primarily on the phonology of the Oliti dialect, it also touches on the salient distinctions between Oliti and Becheve in order to
support the development of a single orthography.
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Published
Table of Contents:
1 Background . . . . 2, 1.1 Research description . . . . 2, 1.2 Previous studies . . . . 3,
1.3 Acknowledgements . . . 3, 2 Consonants . . . . .4, 2.1 Phonemic inventory . . . 4,
2.2 Phonetic realisation . . . .6, 2.3 Distribution . . . .11, 3 Vowels . . . 12, 3.1 Phonemic inventory . .. .12, 3.2 Phonetic realisation . . . 13, 3.3 Vowel length . . . 14,
3.4 Vowel nasality . . . . 15, 3.5 Distribution . . . . .16, 4 Syllable Structure . . . . 17,
5 Root Structure . . . . 20, 5.1 Noun roots . . . . 20, 5.2 Verb roots . . . . 21, 6 Word Structure . . . . .23, 6.1 Nouns . . . . .23, 6.2 Verbs . . . 27, 6.3 Other word classes . . . . . 30, 6.4 Affixes and function words . . . .31, 7 Phonological Alternations and Processes . . . . 33, 7.1 Vowel harmony . . . . . 33, 7.2 Final vowel deletion . . . . 36,
7.3 Hiatus resolution . . . . 39, 7.4 Velar deletion . . . . . . 40, 8 Tone . . . .. 41, 8.1 Nominal tone . . . . . 44, 8.2 Verbal tone . . . . 47, 8.3 Grammatical tone . . . . . 49,
9 Stress . . . . . 49, 10 Dialectal Variation . . . . 49, A. Swadesh 100 Word List . . . 51,
B. Illustrative Examples of Consonants . . . . 55, B.1 Consonants by place of articulation . . . . 56, B.1.1 Labials . . . . . 56, B.1.2 Coronals . . . . 59, B.1.3 Dorsals . . . . . 63, B.1.4 Labialvelars . . . . 64, B.2 Consonants by manner of articulation . . . . . . . .64, C. Illustrative Examples of Vowels . . . .70, C.1 Contrast among [+ATR] vowels . . . . 70, C.2 Contrast among [−ATR] vowels . . . . 71, C.3 Contrast between [+ATR] and [−ATR] vowels . . . .72, D. Guide to the presentation of data . . . .72, E. Abbreviations . . . 74, References . . . . 75
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53984