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Tarifit Berber Phonology

Clive W. McClelland

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Description:This is a basic functionalist phonological analysis of Tarifit Berber, a mostly unwritten language spoken in northeastern Morocco. It shows this language’s phonological “boundaries” which of course are unique compared to those of other languages. These boundaries can “stretch” in language-specific ways and still facilitate clear communication between native speakers. For example, in English, the difference between the sounds [d] as in “dog” and [ɾ] as in "shoddy" is real but unimportant, while in other languages this difference is very important. Conversely, if I were a non-native speaker of English and did not know about vowel qualities, it would be easy for me to confuse such vowels as [æ] as in “bat” and the [ɛ] as in “bet.” Of course, in English this vowel distinction is critical and has to be learned if the learner wants to communicate clearly, whereas in the language investigated here, such vowel differences are “invisible” since they are not part of its sound system. This study is presented with two audiences in mind: the interested linguist who is already familiar with phonological principles and practices, and the interested student. For the latter, technical terms are defined and illustrated, mainly in footnotes and examples, along with the analyses. Also, there is a short description of the grammar with morpheme-by-morpheme glossed examples. The study's purpose is two-fold: (1) to provide students and teachers a language description for use in undergraduate and graduate courses, and (2) to aid in the development of this language. As far as is known, the government of Morocco is encouraging vernacular literacy and thus is involved in representing Berber in some sort of written form. To this end, a thorough phonological analysis is essential in order to formulate a practical set of phonemic characters, or alphabet, for maximal facility in future reading and spelling.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tarifit Berber Phonology. To get started finding Tarifit Berber Phonology, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 172

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Release: 2017

ISBN: 10:1973996

Description: This is a basic functionalist phonological analysis of Tarifit Berber, a mostly unwritten language spoken in northeastern Morocco. It shows this language’s phonological “boundaries” which of course are unique compared to those of other languages. These boundaries can “stretch” in language-specific ways and still facilitate clear communication between native speakers. For example, in English, the difference between the sounds [d] as in “dog” and [ɾ] as in "shoddy" is real but unimportant, while in other languages this difference is very important. Conversely, if I were a non-native speaker of English and did not know about vowel qualities, it would be easy for me to confuse such vowels as [æ] as in “bat” and the [ɛ] as in “bet.” Of course, in English this vowel distinction is critical and has to be learned if the learner wants to communicate clearly, whereas in the language investigated here, such vowel differences are “invisible” since they are not part of its sound system. This study is presented with two audiences in mind: the interested linguist who is already familiar with phonological principles and practices, and the interested student. For the latter, technical terms are defined and illustrated, mainly in footnotes and examples, along with the analyses. Also, there is a short description of the grammar with morpheme-by-morpheme glossed examples. The study's purpose is two-fold: (1) to provide students and teachers a language description for use in undergraduate and graduate courses, and (2) to aid in the development of this language. As far as is known, the government of Morocco is encouraging vernacular literacy and thus is involved in representing Berber in some sort of written form. To this end, a thorough phonological analysis is essential in order to formulate a practical set of phonemic characters, or alphabet, for maximal facility in future reading and spelling.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tarifit Berber Phonology. To get started finding Tarifit Berber Phonology, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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