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Reduplication As Evidence For The Geometry Of Tone, Laura J. Walsh Aug 2020

Reduplication As Evidence For The Geometry Of Tone, Laura J. Walsh

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Infixing And Moraic Circumscription, Suzanne C. Urbanczyk Aug 2020

Infixing And Moraic Circumscription, Suzanne C. Urbanczyk

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Syllable Structure And Syllabification In Yapese, Rachel Thorburn Aug 2020

Syllable Structure And Syllabification In Yapese, Rachel Thorburn

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


English Compensatory Lengthening, Tim D. Sherer Aug 2020

English Compensatory Lengthening, Tim D. Sherer

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


The Syllable Structure Of Tamil Nouns, Amy J. Schafer Aug 2020

The Syllable Structure Of Tamil Nouns, Amy J. Schafer

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Cyclic Effects On Prosodic Voicing Assimilation, Jeffrey Runner Aug 2020

Cyclic Effects On Prosodic Voicing Assimilation, Jeffrey Runner

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Unifying Four Phonological Process Of Prenasalized Stop Formation, Sam Rosenthall Aug 2020

Unifying Four Phonological Process Of Prenasalized Stop Formation, Sam Rosenthall

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Positionally Determined [Atr] Vowel Harmony In Wolof, Bernhard Rohrbacher Aug 2020

Positionally Determined [Atr] Vowel Harmony In Wolof, Bernhard Rohrbacher

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


A Case Of Surface Constraint Violation, John J. Mccarthy Aug 2020

A Case Of Surface Constraint Violation, John J. Mccarthy

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Size, Structure, And Markedness In Phonological Inventories, John Kingston Aug 2020

Size, Structure, And Markedness In Phonological Inventories, John Kingston

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


The Feature Geometry Of Coronal Subplaces, Amalia E. Gnanadesikan Aug 2020

The Feature Geometry Of Coronal Subplaces, Amalia E. Gnanadesikan

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Feature Organization And The Strong Domain Hypothesis In Zulu [Labial] Phonology, Jill N. Beckman Aug 2020

Feature Organization And The Strong Domain Hypothesis In Zulu [Labial] Phonology, Jill N. Beckman

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Tim D. Sherer Aug 2020

Front Matter, Tim D. Sherer

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


The Segments And Skeleton In Chinese, Tong Shen Aug 2020

The Segments And Skeleton In Chinese, Tong Shen

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


A Two-Root Theory Of Length, Elisabeth Selkirk Aug 2020

A Two-Root Theory Of Length, Elisabeth Selkirk

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


The Representation Of Kabardian Harmonic Clusters, Jaye Padgett Aug 2020

The Representation Of Kabardian Harmonic Clusters, Jaye Padgett

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Syllabification, Compensatory Lengthening And Epenthesis In Irish, Máire Ní Chiosáin Aug 2020

Syllabification, Compensatory Lengthening And Epenthesis In Irish, Máire Ní Chiosáin

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Tone And Accent In Carrier, Joyce Mcdonough Aug 2020

Tone And Accent In Carrier, Joyce Mcdonough

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Semitic Gutturals And Distinctive Feature Theory, John J. Mccarthy Aug 2020

Semitic Gutturals And Distinctive Feature Theory, John J. Mccarthy

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Æ Tensing In Lexical Phonology, Elaine Dunlap Aug 2020

Æ Tensing In Lexical Phonology, Elaine Dunlap

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, Elaine Dunlap, Jaye Padgett Aug 2020

Front Matter, Elaine Dunlap, Jaye Padgett

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Metathesis And Old English Phonology, Samuel Jay Keyser Aug 2020

Metathesis And Old English Phonology, Samuel Jay Keyser

University of Massachusetts Occasional Papers in Linguistics

No abstract provided.


Vowel Category And Meanings Of Size In Tolkien's Early Lexicons, Lucas Annear Jun 2020

Vowel Category And Meanings Of Size In Tolkien's Early Lexicons, Lucas Annear

Journal of Tolkien Research

The grounds for studying phonetic symbolism (phonosemantics, etc.) in Tolkien's invented languages were well established by Tolkien through comments made in letters, drafts of his works, and essays. Previous researchers (e.g., Smith, 2006; 2007; Gymnich, 2005) have discussed the aesthetic effects of Tolkien's elvish languages on his audience, and have also observed connections between a range of meanings and sounds in Tolkien's languages (e.g., Fimi, 2008; Rausch, 2013). However, no researchers have explored this area of study with quantitative methods. The aim of this paper is to investigate the relationship between vowel quality and meanings of size in the Gnomish …