Emphasis Harmony in Arabic: A Critical Assessment of Feature-Geometric and Optimality-Theoretic Approaches
This overview article examines vowel-consonant harmony, specifically emphatic harmony (also referred to as pharyngealization, velarization, or uvularization), which is found in Semitic languages. It provides a comprehensive overview of emphasis harmony in Arabic dialects from feature-geometric and o...
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MDPI AG
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Languages |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/4/4/79 |