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- Language Family: Kwa
- Topic #1: Vowels
- Topic #2: Phonology
Vowel harmony in Sekpele
The paper discusses vowel harmony in Sekpele (Lipke). It demonstrates that the language has regressive assimilation controlled by the first vowel in word stems. Sekpele has both ATR harmony and height harmony.The height harmony involves a stepwise rise in height triggered by the [+high, +ATR] vowels or the schwa in the stem. ATR harmony precedes height in application. The paper departs from previous studies and suggests that Sekpele has a 10 rather than an 8 vowel system.
Cet article traite de l’harmonie vocalique en sekpele (lipke). C’est la première voyelle du radical dans le mot qui contrôle l’assimilation régressive. La langue sekpele contient aussi bien l’harmonie ATR que l’harmonie de hauteur. L’harmonie de hauteur consiste en une élévation par étapes de la hauteur provoquée par les traits [+haut, +ATR] des voyelles ou du schwa dans le radical. L’harmonie ATR précède l’harmonie de hauteur dans son application. L’article se démarque des études précédentes en ce sens qu’elle suggère que le sekpele a un système vocalique de 10 voyelles au lieu de 8.