Chapter 10
Syllable weight in the phonology of Pulaar
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Syllable weight and syllable prominence in Fula
- 2.1Arnott’s account of Gombe Fulfulde
- 2.2McIntosh’s account of Kaceccereere Fulfulde
- 2.3Breedveld’s account of Maasinankoore Fulfulde
- 2.4Diallo’s account of Fuuta Jaloo Pular
- 2.5Niang’s account of Mauritanian Fuutankoore Pulaar
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2.6Summary
- 3.Syllable prominence in Senegalese Fuutankoore Pulaar
- 3.1Methodology
- 3.2Results
- 4.Syllable weight in other phonological processes
- 4.1Reduplication
- 4.2Compensatory lengthening
- 4.3Minimal word constraint
- 5.Summary and conclusions
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Acknowledgements
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Notes
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References
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Appendix
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