The Possible sources of /z/ in AO

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dc.contributor.author	Fadoro, J. O.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-07T14:31:51Z	-
dc.date.available	2019-03-07T14:31:51Z	-
dc.date.issued	2012	-
dc.identifier.issn	1595-1324	-
dc.identifier.other	ui_art_fadoro_possible_2012	-
dc.identifier.other	Yoruba Journal of the Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria, 7(1) pp. 63-78	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/4444	-
dc.description.abstract	The place of Ao among Yoruba dialects has been clearly identified in previous research. Its location within the South Eastern Yoruba (SEY) of Awobuluyi (1998) has been incontrovertibly established. However, the dialect has two phonemic consonants which distinguish it from the other dialects of Yoruba. These are /z/: The voiced alveolar fricative, and /λ/: The voiced post-alveolar fricative. This paper focuses on the possible source of /z/ in the sound system of Ao. Three possibilities are explored. These are: spirantisation, affrication and the effect of neighbouring Edoid languages. On the basis of phonological plausibility, the researcher cleaves to the first possibility spirantisation, otherwise known as frication	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Yoruba Studies Association of Nigeria	en_US
dc.title	The Possible sources of /z/ in AO	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
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