Length and syllable weight in Ibibio

This paper presents a study of segment length and its relationship to the syllable in Ibibio, a Lower Cross language spoken in Nigeria. Syllable structure processes such as consonant lengthening, lenition, vowel lengthening and truncation all occur to satisfy syllable weight requirements.

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Published inStudies in African linguistics Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 241 - 266
Main Author Urua, Eno-Abasi E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles Dept. of Linguistics and the African Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles 01.10.1999
LibraryPress@UF
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Ibibio
lenitition
phonology
segment length
syllable weight
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Summary:This paper presents a study of segment length and its relationship to the syllable in Ibibio, a Lower Cross language spoken in Nigeria. Syllable structure processes such as consonant lengthening, lenition, vowel lengthening and truncation all occur to satisfy syllable weight requirements.
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ISSN:0039-3533
2154-428X
DOI:10.32473/sal.v28i2.107376