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1 online resource (385 pages) |
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Linguistic Surveys of Africa ; v. 21 |
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Linguistic Surveys of Africa
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title Page ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Original Title Page ; Original Copyright Page ; Preface ; Contents ; List Of Figures ; Phonetic Symbols And Tone-Marks ; Section I The Sounds And Tones Of Southern Kikuyu; Chapter I The Vowel Phonemes; Representation Of The Vowel Phonemes; Representation Of Vowel Length ; Representation Of Vowel Sequences; Two adjacent vowels forming a monosyllable: Diphthongs. [5, 8]; Influence on tonal pattern of two vowels in monosyllablic or disyllablicsequence. [6]; Three adjacent vowels forming a monosyllable: Triphthongs. [7-8] |
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Two identical vowels in juxtaposition: Coalescence. [9]Omission of vowels. [10]; Two adjacent vowels in disyllabic sequence. [11-12]; Short Notes On The Vowel Sounds, With Examples. [13-23]; Kikuyu and Cardinal Vowels compared. [16]; English and Cardinal Vowels compared. [16]; The Vowel Symbols used in this Book compared with those of the UnitedKikuyu Language Committee. [24]; Chapter II Length Of Vowels; Significant Length. [27]; Examples of words differing only in vowel length. [27 (I)]; Examples of words differing in vowel length and tone. [27 (2)] |
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Examples of verb tenses differing only in vowel length. [27 (3)]Length due to juxtaposition of identical vowels in adjacent words. [28]; Very long vowels. [29]; Non-coalescence of identical vowels in adjacent words. [30]; Difficulty of recording vowel length consistently. [31]; Length of final vowels preceding words of the nasal group. [32]; Influence of tone on vowel length. [33]; Shortening of long e, a, o after i ore in a monosyllabic sequence [34]; Chapter III Vowel Sequence; Sequence Of Adjacent Vowels: General Remarks. [35-38]; Impossible sequences of adjacent vowels in context. [39] |
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Impossible Monosyllabic Vowel Sequences. Type IThe sequences -a e- and -a ee- in adjacent words. [41-43]; -a e- in prefix and stem. [47]; -a o- and -a oo- in adjacent words. [48-50]; -a o- in prefix and stem. [51]; Impossible Monosyllabic Vowel Sequences. Type II; Class (a). [53-63]; The sequences -e o-; -e oo- and -we o-. [54-57]; -a e- and -a ee-. [58-59]; -au- and -a uu-. [60-62]; -a u- in prefix and stem. [62]; -e u- and -e uu-. [63-64]; Class (b). [65-75]; The sequences-ea-, -is a- and -we a-. [66-67]; -e a- and -ie a-. [68-69]; -e ee-. [70]; -a a- and -wa a-. [71, 72] |
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C e- and -wc e-. [71, 72]-o c-. [73-74]; -o u-. [73-74]; -e u- and -e uu-. [75-76]; Class (c). [77]; The sequence -au-. [77]; Impossible Monosyllabic Vowel Sequences. Type III; Class (a). [78-82]; The sequences -e e-; -iJ e- and-e ee-. [79-80]; -a o-; -wa· o- and -fa o-. [81]; c oo-. [82]; Class (b). [83-85]; The sequences -a c-. (83]; -a e- and -ia e-. (84]; -e o- and -ie o-. (85]; Sequences Of Non-Adjacent Vowels. (Vowel-Harmony); The Law of Vowel-harmony in Verbs. [87]; Examples of Vowel-harmony in the Perfect Tense. [88]; Examples of Vowel-harmony in Formative Verbs. (89] |
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Chapter IV The Consonant Phonemes |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Etymology.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351598217 |
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135159821X |
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