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Rounding harmony in Mfantse : evidence and differences
Joint Authors
Obeng, Patience
Ollennu, Yvonne A. A.
Source
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 9 (30 Sep. 2020), pp.131-141, 11 p.
Publisher
Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
Publication Date
2020-09-30
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
This paper investigated rounding harmony in two subdialects of Mfantse spoken in the Central Region of Ghana.
Bɔrbɔr and Edwumako dialects are part of the Akan language and belongs to Kwa on the Niger-Congo branch of languages.
Data was from the Mfantseman and Edwumako districts from 45 participants aged 20 years and above.
The Autosegmental framework was used for data analysis.
We looked first at the sounds and brought out the differences between Bɔrbɔr sounds and that of Edwumako.
The study established that Mfantse is not the same in all its phonological presentations in all its subdialects.
In terms of sound distribution, the central unadvanced vowel is strictly word final in Bɔrbɔr while it is both word initial and final in Edwumako.
Some aspects of rounding harmony occur in both Bɔrbɔr and Edwumako while other aspects occur in Bɔrbɔr and partially in Edwumako.
Other aspects are present in Edwumako only.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Obeng, Patience& Ollennu, Yvonne A. A.. 2020. Rounding harmony in Mfantse : evidence and differences. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation،Vol. 3, no. 9, pp.131-141.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1498076
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Obeng, Patience& Ollennu, Yvonne A. A.. Rounding harmony in Mfantse : evidence and differences. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation Vol. 3, no. 9 (2020), pp.131-141.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1498076
American Medical Association (AMA)
Obeng, Patience& Ollennu, Yvonne A. A.. Rounding harmony in Mfantse : evidence and differences. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 9, pp.131-141.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1498076
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 139
Record ID
BIM-1498076