JOURNAL ARTICLE

Towards a phonological typology of the Kalahari Basin Area languages.

  • Published In: Linguistic Typology, 2023, v. 27, n. 2. P. 509 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Nakagawa, Hirosi; Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena; Auer, Daniel; Fehn, Anne-Maria; Ammann Gerlach, Linda; Güldemann, Tom; Job, Sylvanus; Lionnet, Florian; Naumann, Christfried; Ono, Hitomi; Pratchett, Lee J. 3 of 3

Abstract

This article reports some results of the first large-scale, comprehensive survey of the phonological systems of the Khoisan languages of the Kalahari Basin Area. These languages are famous for their large sets of click phonemes, a typologically rare characteristic otherwise found only in a limited number of languages worldwide. They are also unique because the click phonemes carry a high functional load in terms of phonemic and lexical distinctions in the respective systems. Finally, these languages have strikingly similar and highly skewed root phonotactics. The article provides empirical support for a range of claims and speculations that have been made about these typologically rare systems of the Kalahari Basin Area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Linguistic Typology. 2023/07, Vol. 27, Issue 2, p509
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Language and Linguistics
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1430-0532
  • DOI:10.1515/lingty-2022-0047
  • Accession Number:164777977
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