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Topics in Avatime Phonology
Topics in Avatime Phonology
Topics in Avatime Phonology

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20250211151958
ISBN  
9798382836591
DDC  
401
저자명  
Lehman, Blake.
서명/저자  
Topics in Avatime Phonology
발행사항  
[Sl] : University of California, Los Angeles, 2024
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2024
형태사항  
208 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 85-12, Section: A.
주기사항  
Advisor: Zuraw, Kie Ross;Torrence, William Harold.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2024.
초록/해제  
요약This dissertation investigates several aspects of the phonology of Avatime, a Kwa language spoken in the Volta Region of southeastern Ghana. The goal of the dissertation is to use data from original fieldwork conducted by the author to update and supplement the empirical description of Avatime phonology, and to situate several aspects of Avatime phonology in a contemporary theoretical context. The phenomena investigated are (i) the status of the [ATR] contrast in high vowels, (ii) the behavior of the low vowel [a] in [ATR] harmony, and (iii) a tone sandhi process in verbs that is phonologically, morphologically, and lexically conditioned. While these aspects of Avatime phonology have all been investigated in previous work on the language, this dissertation identifies some differences in that are relevant to the description of the language and for phonological theory.Chapter 1 provides an overview of the dissertation, as well as background on the Avatime language and its speakers.Chapter 2 addresses the status of the ATR contrast in high vowels in Avatime. This contrast has long been the subject of debate in the study of Avatime. Some earlier work on the language (Ford 1971) did not mark a contrast between [+/-ATR] vowels in surface forms, but a more recent phonetic study (Maddieson 1995) showed a consistent contrast along the dimension of F1. More recent work on the language (van Putten 2014) has suggested that the contrast is disappearing, especially among younger speakers. This chapter replicates and extends Maddieson's study, finding that in aggregate, there is still an ATR contrast among high vowels, even for younger speakers. However, this contrast is not produced by all speakers in all contexts. The implications of the loss of contrast in progress for the phonology of Avatime is discussed, specifically the implications for theories of abstractness in phonology (Kiparsky 1973).Chapter 3 develops an analysis of the behavior of the low vowel [a] in ATR harmony in Avatime. This vowel shows an asymmetry in whether it participates in ATR harmony or not: in noun class prefixes and subject agreement prefixes, it harmonizes with the ATR value of the root, re-pairing with the mid vowel [e] in these contexts. In enclitics, however, the low vowel is invariant. Additionally, there is a set of verbal prefixes that have an exceptionally invariant [a]. This chapter argues that these facts can be accounted for in Harmonic Grammar (Smolensky 1986; Legendre et al. 1990; 2006). Specifically, it is shown that the behavior of [a] can be explained as a case of ganging, in which the weights of multiple constraints that disprefer vowel harmony combine to overcome the weight of the constraint that drives harmony.Chapter 4 examines a process of tone sandhi affecting verbs. This process consists of the raising of the tone of verb roots and prefixes in a scalar fashion. Taking Ford's (1971, 1986) work as a starting point, the chapter presents an overview of this phenomenon in contemporary Avatime. It is shown that the process is conditioned by phonologically, morphological, and lexical information. This type of process, in which multiple sources of non-phonological are required, resembles the cases discussed by Sande (2020) of morphologically-conditioned phonology with two triggers. However, this chapter argues that the tone sandhi process is better analyzed as a case of phonologically-conditioned allomorphy. An analysis is developed using the framework developed by McPherson (2019), in which the lexicon contains generalized frames listing tonal allomorphs for the different classes of verbs. It is shown that this accounts for some previously undocumented aspects of the tone raising process, especially the fact that it may affect words adjacent to the verb itself. Chapter 5 concludes and discusses future directions for research in Avatime phonology both on and beyond the topics addressed in this dissertation.
일반주제명  
Linguistics
일반주제명  
Language
일반주제명  
South African studies
일반주제명  
Sociolinguistics
키워드  
Avatime
키워드  
Phonology
키워드  
Tone
키워드  
Vowel harmony
키워드  
Tonal allomorphs
기타저자  
University of California, Los Angeles Linguistics 0510
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 85-12A.
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■520    ▼aThis  dissertation  investigates  several  aspects  of  the  phonology  of  Avatime,  a  Kwa  language  spoken  in  the  Volta  Region  of  southeastern  Ghana.  The  goal  of  the  dissertation  is  to  use  data  from  original  fieldwork  conducted  by  the  author  to  update  and  supplement  the  empirical  description  of  Avatime  phonology,  and  to  situate  several  aspects  of  Avatime  phonology  in  a  contemporary  theoretical  context.  The  phenomena  investigated  are  (i)  the  status  of  the  [ATR]  contrast  in  high  vowels,  (ii)  the  behavior  of  the  low  vowel  [a]  in  [ATR]  harmony,  and  (iii)  a  tone  sandhi  process  in  verbs  that  is  phonologically,  morphologically,  and  lexically  conditioned.  While  these  aspects  of  Avatime  phonology  have  all  been  investigated  in  previous  work  on  the  language,  this  dissertation  identifies  some  differences  in  that  are  relevant  to  the  description  of  the  language  and  for  phonological  theory.Chapter  1  provides  an  overview  of  the  dissertation,  as  well  as  background  on  the  Avatime  language  and  its  speakers.Chapter  2  addresses  the  status  of  the  ATR  contrast  in  high  vowels  in  Avatime.  This  contrast  has  long  been  the  subject  of  debate  in  the  study  of  Avatime.  Some  earlier  work  on  the  language  (Ford  1971)  did  not  mark  a  contrast  between  [+/-ATR]  vowels  in  surface  forms,  but  a  more  recent  phonetic  study  (Maddieson  1995)  showed  a  consistent  contrast  along  the  dimension  of  F1.  More  recent  work  on  the  language  (van  Putten  2014)  has  suggested  that  the  contrast  is  disappearing,  especially  among  younger  speakers.  This  chapter  replicates  and  extends  Maddieson's  study,  finding  that  in  aggregate,  there  is  still  an  ATR  contrast  among  high  vowels,  even  for  younger  speakers.  However,  this  contrast  is  not  produced  by  all  speakers  in  all  contexts.  The  implications  of  the  loss  of  contrast  in  progress  for  the  phonology  of  Avatime  is  discussed,  specifically  the  implications  for  theories  of  abstractness  in  phonology  (Kiparsky  1973).Chapter  3  develops  an  analysis  of  the  behavior  of  the  low  vowel  [a]  in  ATR  harmony  in  Avatime.  This  vowel  shows  an  asymmetry  in  whether  it  participates  in  ATR  harmony  or  not:  in  noun  class  prefixes  and  subject  agreement  prefixes,  it  harmonizes  with  the  ATR  value  of  the  root,  re-pairing  with  the  mid  vowel  [e]  in  these  contexts.  In  enclitics,  however,  the  low  vowel  is  invariant.  Additionally,  there  is  a  set  of  verbal  prefixes  that  have  an  exceptionally  invariant  [a].  This  chapter  argues  that  these  facts  can  be  accounted  for  in  Harmonic  Grammar  (Smolensky  1986;  Legendre  et  al.  1990;  2006).  Specifically,  it  is  shown  that  the  behavior  of  [a]  can  be  explained  as  a  case  of  ganging,  in  which  the  weights  of  multiple  constraints  that  disprefer  vowel  harmony  combine  to  overcome  the  weight  of  the  constraint  that  drives  harmony.Chapter  4  examines  a  process  of  tone  sandhi  affecting  verbs.  This  process  consists  of  the  raising  of  the  tone  of  verb  roots  and  prefixes  in  a  scalar  fashion.  Taking  Ford's  (1971,  1986) work  as  a  starting  point,  the  chapter  presents  an  overview  of  this  phenomenon  in  contemporary  Avatime.  It  is  shown  that  the  process  is  conditioned  by  phonologically,  morphological,  and  lexical  information.  This  type  of  process,  in  which  multiple  sources  of  non-phonological  are  required,  resembles  the  cases  discussed  by  Sande  (2020)  of  morphologically-conditioned  phonology  with  two  triggers.  However,  this  chapter  argues  that  the  tone  sandhi  process  is  better  analyzed  as  a  case  of  phonologically-conditioned  allomorphy.  An  analysis  is  developed  using  the  framework  developed  by  McPherson  (2019),  in  which  the  lexicon  contains  generalized  frames  listing  tonal  allomorphs  for  the  different  classes  of  verbs.  It  is  shown  that  this  accounts  for  some  previously  undocumented  aspects  of  the  tone  raising  process,  especially  the  fact  that  it  may  affect  words  adjacent  to  the  verb  itself. Chapter  5  concludes  and  discusses  future  directions  for  research  in  Avatime  phonology  both  on  and  beyond  the  topics  addressed  in  this  dissertation.
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