Vowel harmony and vowel merger in Agoi
Shirley Yul-Ifode
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Shirley Yul-Ifode
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This paper describes the vowel harmony system and patterns of vowel merger in Agoi, an Upper Cross language. Data indicate that a once fully operative system of vowel harmony has now been generally restricted to the non-high vowels, with a few residual instances of II u/-determined harmony. The evolution of this change is described.
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This paper describes the vowel harmony system and patterns of vowel merger in Agoi, an Upper Cross language. Data indicate that a once fully operative system of vowel harmony has now been generally restricted to the non-high vowels, with a few residual instances of II u/-determined harmony. The evolution of this change is described.
Key concepts: Vowel harmony, Vowel, Harmony (color), Linguistics, Mid vowel, Relative articulation, Computer science, Art