| Autor: |
Sunday, Adesina B., Oyatokun, Olubunmi O. |
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SKASE Journal of Theoretical Linguistics; 2016, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p87-106, 20p |
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This study investigated the cognitive processes that inform stress patterns in Nigerian English (NE) with a view to bringing out how the universal constraints are reranked to produce the optimal candidates. Optimality Theory served as the theoretical base. Specially prepared normative texts were given to 150 educated Nigerians from the three major language groups (Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba). The recorded productions were analysed perceptually, theoretically and acoustically. NE exhibits peculiarities in stress assignment. There was a natural reordering of the universal constraints to produce a largely uniform stress pattern in NE. The participants showed a preference for a more rightward syllable for primary stress, which resulted into segmental changes. The constraint ranking was consistent for all the words tested: ROOT >> TROCH >> *CSR >> NON-INI >> WTS, P SYLL >> ALIGN L, FTBIN, in different forms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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