Some Phonological Processes in an Akan Linguistic Game
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| ID | 5841990 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Kwasi Adomako (autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2015 |
| Volumen | 72 |
| Número | 3 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Linguistik Online (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1615-3014 • E-ISSN: 1615-3014 |
| Editorial | University of Bern (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.13092/lo.72.1970 |
| OpenAlex | W2230918175 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 4 |
| Referencias citadas | 7 |
This paper examines some phonological processes observed in the Pig Latin; a linguistic game played in Akan, a Niger-Congo (Kwa) language. The Akan Pig Latin (henceforth APL), which is popularly known as Megesege is usually played among Akan youth. The purpose of this game varies from concealment to social identity establishment. This paper is a qualitative study of 200 stimuli of sentences in regular Akan constructions manipulated into the APL. The simple rule for playing the game is to syllabify an already existing word and to add a [CV] syllable to each of those segmented syllables. Through this manipulation of existing word, several phonological processes are observed including insertion, syllabification, palatalization etc. The paper presents a descriptive analysis of some of the processes and shows how the study of the APL can facilitate our understanding of the several phonological phenomena in Akan, even though it may display, in many parts, quite different patterns from what obtains in the regular Akan grammar
Phonological rule · Syllabification · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Phonetics and Phonology Research · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
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| Citas por año | 0,8 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 4 |