Coalescing and non-coalescing vowel roots in Lokele (upper zaïre)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2138552 |
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| Authors | John F Carrington (National Agency for National Parks, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 203-210 |
| Publication date | 1972-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-0184 • E-ISSN: 1469-2872 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00020187208707384 |
| OpenAlex | W2010153394 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
Lokele vowel roots and stems fall into two distinct classes according to their behaviour after prefixes: (a) coalescent, and (b) non-coalescent forms. Differences in nominal and verbal prefixes can be explained satisfactorily in this way, as also differences in tonal melodies associated with high-toned roots. It is proposed to indicate coalescence in the lexicon by writing -cVC- [i.e., superscript /c/ above the hyphen] for coalescing roots
Art · Astronomy · Biology · Coalescence (physics · Coalescent theory · Lexicon · Linguistics · Literature · Melody · Physics · Prefix · Vowel · Vowel harmony · History · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Mathematics · Philosophy · Phonetics and Phonology Research
| Highly cited | No |
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