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Download full textColeman, John; Local, John – 1989
A discussion of autosegmental phonology (AP), a theory of phonological representation that uses graphs rather than strings as the central data structure, considers its principal constraint, the "No Crossing Constraint" (NCC). The NCC is the statement that in a well-formed autosegmental diagram, lines of association may not cross. After…
Descriptors: Graphs, Language Patterns, Language Research, Linguistic Theory
Local, John – 1992
A study of the phonetics of everyday conversational interaction looked specifically at the occurrence of the "oh" particle, a signal of the receipt of new information. Focus was on the phonetic characteristics of the "oh" utterance in this context. Data were drawn from British and American recorded telephone conversations. It was observed that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interpersonal Communication, Intonation, Language Patterns
Local, John; Lodge, Ken – York Papers in Linguistics, 1996
The Kalenjin group of languages, spoken mainly in western Kenya, displays a harmony system involving the phonological feature Advanced Tongue Root ([ATR]). The study reported here addresses issues of the phonological representation of the [ATR] in Kalenjin and its phonetic interpretation. Specifically, it is shown that (1) the harmony system…
Descriptors: African Languages, Foreign Countries, Language Patterns, Language Research
