Robert Ladd
Biographic Data
| ID | 1692621 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Ladd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Ladd |
| SIGNATURE | LADD R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1948 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A Tonal Identification of Yoruba Dialects
This article studies variations in the realisation of contour tones in Oyo, Ibadan, Ife, Igbomina, Ijebu, Ijesa, Ilorin, and Onko dialects of Yoruba and reports that the dialects exploit different dimensions of contour tone realisation to distinguish themselves. Ife, Igbomina and Ijesa dialects reduce the frequency of contour tones via high tone lowering and contour levelling, whereas Ijebu dialect multiplies contours in several ways. For instanc…
The Importance of the Native Language in Foreign Language Learning
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The Importance of the Native Language in Foreign Language Learning
Peer Reviewed
A Tonal Identification of Yoruba Dialects
This article studies variations in the realisation of contour tones in Oyo, Ibadan, Ife, Igbomina, Ijebu, Ijesa, Ilorin, and Onko dialects of Yoruba and reports that the dialects exploit different dimensions of contour tone realisation to distinguish themselves. Ife, Igbomina and Ijesa dialects reduce the frequency of contour tones via high tone lowering and contour levelling, whereas Ijebu dialect multiplies contours in several ways. For instanc…
Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Biology (1 work) · Botany (1 work) · Citation (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · First language (1 work) · Foreign language (1 work) · Library science (1 work) · Linguistic Variation and Morphology (1 work)