Vowel harmony in Igede

Authors

  • Michael Abiodun

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v22i2.107422

Keywords:

Igede, vowel system, pharyngeal, [ATR], vowel harmony

Abstract

Igede is a language that operates a nine vowel system. It displays harmony system constraint by pharyngeal constriction. Vowels fall into two harmonic sets of [+ATR] and [-ATR] with no overlap. Where we have disharmonic morphemes, our analysis shows that the harmony constraint remains unviolated.

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Published

1991-04-15

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 2 (1991): Studies in African Linguistics

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