Yorùbá vowel deletion involves compensatory lengthening: Evidence from phonetics
A phonetic study of Yoruba vowel deletion shows that the vowel that remains after deletion is slightly but significantly longer than a short vowel in non-deletional contexts (p<0.001). The experiment controlled for inherent vowel duration and voicing/manner of articulation of the surrounding cons...
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| Language: | Afrikaans |
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Stellenbosch University
2020-06-01
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| Series: | Stellenbosch Papers in Linguistics Plus |
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| Online Access: | https://spilplus.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/753 |