On the pre-nasalized consonants of Cape Verdean Creole
The status of pre-nasalized consonants of basilectal Cape Verdean Creole (the Santiago variety) is a matter of some debate in the literature, between proponents of bisegmental analyses and of a monosegmental one. This paper critically reviews bisegmental analyses and adduces synchronic and diachroni...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Editura Universitatii din Bucuresti
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Bucharest Working Papers in Linguistics |
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| Online Access: | http://bwpl.unibuc.ro/index.pl/on_the_pre-nasalized_consonants_of_cape_verdean_creole |
| Summary: | The status of pre-nasalized consonants of basilectal Cape Verdean Creole (the Santiago variety) is a matter of some debate in the literature, between proponents of bisegmental analyses and of a monosegmental one. This paper critically reviews bisegmental analyses and adduces synchronic and diachronic data in favour of an interpretation of pre-nasalized consonants as single phonological units. This analysis is further supported by comparative evidence from other creoles. |
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| ISSN: | 2069-9239 |