FREC47H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Consonant Cluster, Vowel Length, Apocope
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More of a mix of influences than we originally thought. Congo languages: i. e. lussa = lustre syncope = omission of sounds in the middle of word consonant cluster apocope = omission of sounds at the end of the word usually around consonant clusters. French but not in french creole which may be a reflection of influence of niger- ***final exam***conclusion = phonology is significantly influenced by substrate languages, there were elements of the lexicon influenced by the substrate even though the words were from the superstrate, there is strong influence from substrate. Co-articulated stops to articulate = to express, co = together closed articulation is expressed in a burst, can prolong the sound stop = sounds cannot be extended but must be repeated such as p". Many in niger-congo languages voiced and voiceless (voise/non-voise: /kp/ or /kw/ - voiceless, /gb/ or /gw/ - voiced ex.
