Supra-segmental phonemes between English and Hausa languages

Abstract EN

The study is conducted in university of Kordofan Faculty of education during (2022).

The main aim of the study is to find out the similarities and differences between English and Hausa supra-segmental phonology.

The study investigates the area of the subject in both languages.

The study has followed analytical and comparative method.

Data have been collected from references and web sites, then analyzed by using content analysis.

The study reached the following results: In general frame English and Hausa languages are similar, but they are different in sub-aspects of supra segmental phonology.

English language uses linking while there is no linking in Hausa.

Elision is found in both English and Hausa language.

Both languages useAssimilationand different levels of intonation.

Both, English and, Hausa languages use stress.

English language has three level of stress, while Hausa language has only one level.

In English words receive stress due to their class, but in Hausa all words receive stress on the second syllables.

In the both languages stress can be shifted from one syllable to another.

English uses seven different ways of syllable structure, while Hausa uses four.

Recommended, more comparative studies should be held to enrich comparative linguistics.