Some impressionistic and acoustic observations on the phonetics of [ATR] harmony in a speaker of a dialect of Kalenjin

Local, John and Lodge, Ken (2004) Some impressionistic and acoustic observations on the phonetics of [ATR] harmony in a speaker of a dialect of Kalenjin. Journal of the International Phonetics Association, 34 (1). pp. 1-16.

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Abstract

Conventional treatments of vowel harmony processes routinely make two important assumptions: first, only vowels are implicated in the harmonic process and second, the phonologically relevant harmony features have a transparent (intrinsic) phonetic interpretation (IPI). Consonants are typically treated only insofar as they interfere with such harmony (van der Hulst & van der Weijer 1995 provide a concise overview of harmony processes and their interpretation). Phonetic data on ‘advanced tongue root’ [ATR] harmony in the Tugen dialect of Kalenjin appears to challenge both these assumptions.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Language and Communication Studies (former - to 2014)
Depositing User:	EPrints Services
Date Deposited:	01 Oct 2010 13:55
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 04:20
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/8549
DOI:	10.1017/S0025100304001513

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