Interacting tonal processes in Susu
Susu, like a number of other Mande languages, displays tonal melody neutralization in some nominal constructions. This paper illustrates that in addition to the lexical tonal melody of input elements playing a key role in the outcomes of neutralization, prosodic structure and interactions between mu...
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| Cyhoeddwyd yn: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/mandenkan, |
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| Prif Awduron: | , , |
| Fformat: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Iaith: | Anglais |
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Mandenkan
2017
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| Mynediad Ar-lein: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Crynodeb: | Susu, like a number of other Mande languages, displays tonal melody neutralization in some nominal constructions. This paper illustrates that in addition to the lexical tonal melody of input elements playing a key role in the outcomes of neutralization, prosodic structure and interactions between multiple tonal processes are also important factors driving observed surface forms. We present novel data on a wide variety of compounds containing complex word shapes; tonal outcomes in such compounds offer a deeper look at factors influencing neutralization. We posit that tones in Susu nominal compounds are subject to Neutralization-by-Copy, which subsequently interacts with analogous, more generalized processes that further smooth the overall tonal contours of a given word. |
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