Vowel Harmony in Maasai

This dissertation focuses on vowel harmony in Maasai, an Eastern Nilotic language spoken in Kenya and Tanzania. The main goal of this dissertation is to determine whether an adequate account of the Maasai pattern of Advanced Tongue Root (ATR) harmony can be formulated in Optimality Theory. Ultimatel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Quinn-Wriedt, Lindsey Taylor
Other Authors: Ringen, Catherine O. (Catherine Oleson), 1943-
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2013
Subjects:
ATR
Maa
Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/4903
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4860&context=etd