Ekegusii Phonemic Inventory Constraints on Borrowing: An Optimality Perspective
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| spelling | oai:repository.daystar.ac.ke:123456789-47142024-07-15T10:31:09Z Ekegusii Phonemic Inventory Constraints on Borrowing: An Optimality Perspective Edinah Mose Gesare, Nandelenga Henry Simiyu & Ayieko Gerry Const raints faithfulness markedness optimal adaptation Journal Article Sound adaptat ion is a phenomenon that languages cannot escape in bor rowing. This is because phonemic inventor ies differ significant ly. This paper explores how Ekegusii nat ive speakers map foreign segments from English so that they conform to the inventory const raints of Ekegusii. In this paper , couched in Opt imality Theory (OT) , it is demonst rated that English vowels are mapped to Ekegusii front and back vowels respect ively const rained by shared features while consonant adaptat ion is guided by shared features as well. This is to ensure that segments that are unmarked cross linguist ically are adapted over the marked ones. OT’s markedness const raints largely dominate the faithfulness const raints because modificat ions must occur when English loanwords are different from their Ekegusii counterpar ts in the mapping process. 2024-07-15T07:41:08Z 2024-07-15T07:41:08Z 2019-06 Article Edinah M. G., Nandelenga H. S. & Ayieko G. (2019): Ekegusii Phonemic Inventory Constraints on Borrowing: An Optimality Perspective.: The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies.: DOI No.: 10.24940/ theijhss/ 2019/ v7/ i6/HS1906-015 2321 - 9203 https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4714 en Vol7 Issue 6 application/pdf The International Journal of Humanities & Social Studies |
| spellingShingle | Const raints faithfulness markedness optimal adaptation Edinah Mose Gesare, Nandelenga Henry Simiyu & Ayieko Gerry Ekegusii Phonemic Inventory Constraints on Borrowing: An Optimality Perspective |
| title | Ekegusii Phonemic Inventory Constraints on Borrowing: An Optimality Perspective |
| title_full | Ekegusii Phonemic Inventory Constraints on Borrowing: An Optimality Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Ekegusii Phonemic Inventory Constraints on Borrowing: An Optimality Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ekegusii Phonemic Inventory Constraints on Borrowing: An Optimality Perspective |
| title_short | Ekegusii Phonemic Inventory Constraints on Borrowing: An Optimality Perspective |
| title_sort | ekegusii phonemic inventory constraints on borrowing: an optimality perspective |
| topic | Const raints faithfulness markedness optimal adaptation |
| url | https://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/4714 |
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The logic of markedness