The Problem Of Vowel Representation In The Isaaq Dialect Of Somali

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2806809
AutoresB W Andrzejewski (autor de correspondencia)
Año1955
Volumen17
Número3
Páginas568-580
Fecha de publicación1955-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0041977x00112467
OpenAlexW2158267882
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9

IN representing the vowels of the Isaaq dialect of Somali2 we meet with many difficulties not only because of a large number of vowel distinctions but also on account of the operation of Vowel Harmony. I use the term Vowel Harmony in the same sense as Armstrong,3 i.e. as the harmony (or 'matching') of vowels belonging to the same series. Schleicher,4 Reinisch,5 and Abraham6 use this term quite differently, meaning by it certain types of assimilation of vowels without postulating two vowel series. Armstrong was the first writer in the literature on Somali to become aware of the existence and complexity of the problems under discussion

Art · Formant · Harmony (color) · Linguistics · Mid vowel · Somali · Term (time) · Vowel · Vowel harmony · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Linguistics and Cultural Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy