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Date Available

11-30-2021

Year of Publication

2021

Document Type

Master's Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts in Linguistic Theory and Typology (MALTT)

College

Arts and Sciences

Department/School/Program

Linguistics

Faculty

Dr. Kevin B. McGowan

Faculty

Dr. Allison Burkette

Abstract

This thesis reports on a phonetic production study, the results of which support the existence of a complex word-prosodic system for the Sḥerēt-Jibbāli language of Dhofar, Oman. In the language, stress seems to co-occur in some lexical items with a high tone. In the discussion, a mechanism for the emergence of this system is proposed as the reflex of a typological feature held in common with the related language, Soqotri, and as justification for an Eastern Modern South Arabian subgroup consisting of Sḥerēt-Jibbāli and Soqotri.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2021.206

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