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Vowel-Consonant Interaction in Madurese

Madurese, a Malayo-Polynesian language, is of particular interest to theories of vowel harmony and feature geometry because of the interaction of consonants with vowels, and the problem of representing both transparent and opaque segments within the same language. Vowels divide into two sets, occuring exclusively after each of two sets of consonants. Isolation of this process is somewhat complicated by loan words showing no alternation or containing non -native vowels or consonants. In this paper I will examine vowel- consonant interaction in native Madurese words. All data are from H.N. Kiliaan (1904), Madoereesch- Nederlandsch Woordenboek. and Stevens (1968), Madurese Phonology and Morphology, along with additional data from Stevens (1980), "Formative Boundary in Phonological Rules."

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/227267
Date January 1991
CreatorsAnderson, Stephanie
ContributorsAnn, Jean, Yoshimura, Kyoko, University of Texas, Austin
PublisherDepartment of Linguistics, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
RelationArizona Phonology Conference Vol. 4, Coyote Papers

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