Chapter 5 Segmental Features and Syllable Structure

In: A Description of Papiamentu
Author:
Yolanda Rivera Castillo
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75–94
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004448834_006

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Abstract

Phonological features that have been seldom studied in Papiamentu are discussed in this chapter. From long distance feature spreading to syllabic organization, this chapter includes a description of segmental and structural phenomena. The first sections (5.1–5.2) describe vowel and consonant systems and syllable structure. Section (5.3) explains the role of nasalization in the language; while Section 5.4 discusses vowel harmony. We propose that nasalization and vowel agreement constitute the prosodic spreading of segmental features.

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A Description of Papiamentu

A Creole Language of the Caribbean Area

Series:  Contact Languages, Volume: 17 and  Grammars and Sketches of the World's Languages, Volume: 17
Cover A Description of Papiamentu
E-Book ISBN:
9789004448834
Publisher:
Brill
Print Publication Date:
16 Jun 2022

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