Ọlanikẹ Ọla Orie
Biographic Data
| ID | 1342294 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ọlanikẹ Ọla Orie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ọlanikẹ Ọla |
| FAMILY NAME | Orie |
| SIGNATURE | ORIE Ọ Ọ |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tulane University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Schwa in the Modern Yucatecan Languages and Orthographic Evidence of Its Presence in Colonial Yucatecan Maya, Colonial Chontal, and Precolumbian Maya Hieroglyphic Texts
This article describes patterns of schwa found in spoken Yucatecan languages (Itsaj, Lacandon, Mopan, and Modern Yucatec) and Colonial Yucatec. It shows that although the alphabet used for recording Colonial Yucatec does not include schwa, it is nevertheless possible to demonstrate that Colonial Yucatec actually had schwa. We argue that variation in the spelling of roots and affixes that in other Yucatecan languages have schwa can be used for ide…
Unifying Yoruba reduplication constructions and their semantic relatives
Employing the morphosemantic identity approach of Inkelas and Zoll (2005) and Inkelas (2008), this paper presents data from Yoruba showing that morphological reduplication is compounding, and that this compound structure is primarily governed by semantics, which may require similarity, near-similarity or dissimilarity of compound members. On this view, several cases of reduplication patterns that have been treated as separate and unrelated in Yor…
The Structure and Function of Yoruba Facial Scarification
Among the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria, one commonly encounters people with different patterns of facial stripes produced by scarification. It has long been observed that such stripes are labels of clan identification among the Yoruba. This article considers facial stripes from a structural viewpoint, and shows that the attested patterns are rooted in Yoruba number symbolism
Pointing the Yoruba way
This paper gives a description of Yoruba pointing behavior, especially pointing as it relates to people in interaction contexts. First, it is shown that pointing is regulated by socio-cultural factors. Secondly, it is shown that non-manual points such as lip points are complex points which use the gaze as the primary pointer; other head-area gestures ‘switch on’ the deictic function of the gaze to pinpoint the specific referent in the discourse s…
Two harmony theories and high vowel patterns in Ebira and Yoruba
This article examines the behavior of high vowels in Ebira and Yoruba (three dialects), and discusses the implication of attested patterns for two harmony theories: stem control theory (Bakovic 2000, Bakovic and Wilson 2000) and alignment and licensing theory (Pulleyblank 1996, Piggott 1997. Orie 2001a). First, the problems posed for the stem control account are laid out. Second, it is shown that the alignment and licensing analysis is not subjec…
Yoruba Vowel Elision: Minimality Effects
Syllable asymmetries in comparative Yoruba phonology
Syllables display symmetrical and asymmetrical properties in two Yoruba dialects. In the asymmetrical dialect, only a vowel with an onset participates in syllable-conditioned processes; an onsetless vowel is syllabically inert. In the symmetrical dialect, a vowel, with or without an onset, participates in syllable processes. It is argued that onsetless vowels are not syllabified in the asymmetrical dialect. Since there is no phonological contrast…
Placeless and Historical Laryngeals in Yucatec Maya
Pointing the Yoruba way
This paper gives a description of Yoruba pointing behavior, especially pointing as it relates to people in interaction contexts. First, it is shown that pointing is regulated by socio-cultural factors. Secondly, it is shown that non-manual points such as lip points are complex points which use the gaze as the primary pointer; other head-area gestures ‘switch on’ the deictic function of the gaze to pinpoint the specific referent in the discourse s…
Placeless and Historical Laryngeals in Yucatec Maya
Schwa in the Modern Yucatecan Languages and Orthographic Evidence of Its Presence in Colonial Yucatecan Maya, Colonial Chontal, and Precolumbian Maya Hieroglyphic Texts
This article describes patterns of schwa found in spoken Yucatecan languages (Itsaj, Lacandon, Mopan, and Modern Yucatec) and Colonial Yucatec. It shows that although the alphabet used for recording Colonial Yucatec does not include schwa, it is nevertheless possible to demonstrate that Colonial Yucatec actually had schwa. We argue that variation in the spelling of roots and affixes that in other Yucatecan languages have schwa can be used for ide…
Syllable asymmetries in comparative Yoruba phonology
Syllables display symmetrical and asymmetrical properties in two Yoruba dialects. In the asymmetrical dialect, only a vowel with an onset participates in syllable-conditioned processes; an onsetless vowel is syllabically inert. In the symmetrical dialect, a vowel, with or without an onset, participates in syllable processes. It is argued that onsetless vowels are not syllabified in the asymmetrical dialect. Since there is no phonological contrast…
The Structure and Function of Yoruba Facial Scarification
Among the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria, one commonly encounters people with different patterns of facial stripes produced by scarification. It has long been observed that such stripes are labels of clan identification among the Yoruba. This article considers facial stripes from a structural viewpoint, and shows that the attested patterns are rooted in Yoruba number symbolism
Yoruba Vowel Elision: Minimality Effects
Syllable asymmetries in comparative Yoruba phonology
Syllables display symmetrical and asymmetrical properties in two Yoruba dialects. In the asymmetrical dialect, only a vowel with an onset participates in syllable-conditioned processes; an onsetless vowel is syllabically inert. In the symmetrical dialect, a vowel, with or without an onset, participates in syllable processes. It is argued that onsetless vowels are not syllabified in the asymmetrical dialect. Since there is no phonological contrast…
Placeless and Historical Laryngeals in Yucatec Maya
Yoruba Vowel Elision: Minimality Effects
Two harmony theories and high vowel patterns in Ebira and Yoruba
This article examines the behavior of high vowels in Ebira and Yoruba (three dialects), and discusses the implication of attested patterns for two harmony theories: stem control theory (Bakovic 2000, Bakovic and Wilson 2000) and alignment and licensing theory (Pulleyblank 1996, Piggott 1997. Orie 2001a). First, the problems posed for the stem control account are laid out. Second, it is shown that the alignment and licensing analysis is not subjec…
Pointing the Yoruba way
This paper gives a description of Yoruba pointing behavior, especially pointing as it relates to people in interaction contexts. First, it is shown that pointing is regulated by socio-cultural factors. Secondly, it is shown that non-manual points such as lip points are complex points which use the gaze as the primary pointer; other head-area gestures ‘switch on’ the deictic function of the gaze to pinpoint the specific referent in the discourse s…
The Structure and Function of Yoruba Facial Scarification
Among the Yoruba of southwestern Nigeria, one commonly encounters people with different patterns of facial stripes produced by scarification. It has long been observed that such stripes are labels of clan identification among the Yoruba. This article considers facial stripes from a structural viewpoint, and shows that the attested patterns are rooted in Yoruba number symbolism
Unifying Yoruba reduplication constructions and their semantic relatives
Employing the morphosemantic identity approach of Inkelas and Zoll (2005) and Inkelas (2008), this paper presents data from Yoruba showing that morphological reduplication is compounding, and that this compound structure is primarily governed by semantics, which may require similarity, near-similarity or dissimilarity of compound members. On this view, several cases of reduplication patterns that have been treated as separate and unrelated in Yor…
Schwa in the Modern Yucatecan Languages and Orthographic Evidence of Its Presence in Colonial Yucatecan Maya, Colonial Chontal, and Precolumbian Maya Hieroglyphic Texts
This article describes patterns of schwa found in spoken Yucatecan languages (Itsaj, Lacandon, Mopan, and Modern Yucatec) and Colonial Yucatec. It shows that although the alphabet used for recording Colonial Yucatec does not include schwa, it is nevertheless possible to demonstrate that Colonial Yucatec actually had schwa. We argue that variation in the spelling of roots and affixes that in other Yucatecan languages have schwa can be used for ide…
Linguistics (8 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (6 works) · Yoruba (6 works) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · History (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works)