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Abstract
It is well known that floating tones can associate both within a word and across a word boundary. In relation to floating quantity, however, there is extensive evidence for association within a word, but not across a word boundary. The present paper presents evidence for the latter configuration in Shilluk, a West Nilotic language. Shilluk noun forms may end in floating quantity, and this quantity is realized only on following vocalic prefixes, that is, across a word boundary. The investigation includes a descriptive analysis of the phenomenon and a production study based on data from ten Shilluk speakers.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | e135-e156 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Language |
Volume | 96 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 30 Sept 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2020 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- floating quantity
- prosody
- fusional morphology
- compensatory lengthening
- phonological weight
- mora
- Nilo-Saharan
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A descriptive analysis of the Shilluk language
Remijsen, B. (Principal Investigator)
1/07/15 → 30/09/18
Project: Research
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Shilluk_2018_controlled_FloatingQuantity
Remijsen, B. (Creator) & Gwado Ayoker, O. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 28 Feb 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2774
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