Underspecification and low vowel harmony in Okpe
This paper examines the effect of [ATR] vowel harmony on low vowels in Okpe, an Edoid language of Nigeria. The relevant facts can be summarized as follows: Low vowel stems condition [-ATR] forms on affixes. Low vowel affixes surface as [+low] in [-ATR] contexts and as [-low] when in [+ATR] contexts....
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| Language: | English |
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LibraryPress@UF
1986-08-01
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| Series: | Studies in African Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | https://ojs.test.flvc.org/sal/article/view/107490 |
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