Length and syllable weight in Ibibio

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  • Eno-Abasi E. Urua

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32473/sal.v28i2.107376

Schlagworte:

Ibibio, segment length, phonology, lenitition, syllable weight

Abstract

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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1999-06-15