Trends in the Study of Languages & Linguistics in Nigeria: A Festschrift for Philip Akụjụọobi NwachukwuOzo-mekuri Ndimele |
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... Tones Tone is phonemic in Agholo . This means that a difference in tone can distinguish two words even if all other features are identical in both of them . Agholo operates a two level tone system and one gliding toneme . Level tones ...
... Tones Tone is phonemic in Agholo . This means that a difference in tone can distinguish two words even if all other features are identical in both of them . Agholo operates a two level tone system and one gliding toneme . Level tones ...
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... tone ] , [ inherent tone and an additional low tone ] . The inherent tone can be any tone but the additional low tone is clearly realized if the inherent tone is a high one . That is why we represent the variable and the variants as ( ́ ) ...
... tone ] , [ inherent tone and an additional low tone ] . The inherent tone can be any tone but the additional low tone is clearly realized if the inherent tone is a high one . That is why we represent the variable and the variants as ( ́ ) ...
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... tone , thus H + H = H'H . In examples 6 and 7 , both high and low tone lexical tones change to grammatical low tone , typical of stative construction . The above statives do not accept the -rv aspectual suffix . Some statives take the ...
... tone , thus H + H = H'H . In examples 6 and 7 , both high and low tone lexical tones change to grammatical low tone , typical of stative construction . The above statives do not accept the -rv aspectual suffix . Some statives take the ...
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Nwachukwu as a Celebrity | 1 |
The Poets Corner | 15 |
Applied Linguistics Sociolinguistics | 21 |
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