2011
DOI: 10.5788/19-0-435
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The Representation of Vowel Duration in Civili Dictionaries

Abstract: Abstract:Civili is a developing language spoken in Gabon and in a few neighbouring countries. This article focuses on the representation of vowel duration in Civili dictionaries. The representation in these dictionaries is inconsistent. In the article, it is argued that this inconsistency stems from a twofold phonetic-phonological issue, which has implications for the word writing system of the language. The article provides an assessment of the existing orthography proposals for Civili and offers materials fo… Show more

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“…Ndinga- Koumba-Binza (2004:197-198, 2008:29-53, 2012 has assessed existing data stemming from studies by Marichelle (1902), Ndamba (1977), Blanchon (1990), Mabika Mbokou (1999, and Ndinga- Koumba-Binza (2000). These data have been found impressionistic and inadequate for a reliable processing of Civili vocalic quantity.…”
Section: Previous Studies On Civili Vowel Duration: a Data Issuementioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Ndinga- Koumba-Binza (2004:197-198, 2008:29-53, 2012 has assessed existing data stemming from studies by Marichelle (1902), Ndamba (1977), Blanchon (1990), Mabika Mbokou (1999, and Ndinga- Koumba-Binza (2000). These data have been found impressionistic and inadequate for a reliable processing of Civili vocalic quantity.…”
Section: Previous Studies On Civili Vowel Duration: a Data Issuementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Describing the issue, Ndinga-Koumba-Binza (2004) has noted that the so-called Civili vowel length desperately needs to be re-examined because previous works on the phenomenon in the language (Marichelle 1902, Ndamba 1977, Blanchon 1990, Mabika Mbokou 1999, Ndinga-Koumba-Binza 2000 referred to impressionistic phonetic observations and do not rely on experimentally-gathered and verified data. This view launched the research work by Ndinga- Koumba-Binza (2008& 2012, which is an experimental phonetic investigation into the vowel duration of Civili.…”
Section: Previous Studies On Civili Vowel Duration: a Data Issuementioning
confidence: 99%
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