Hypocoristics in Igbo, or Chu Be or Not Chu Be Chi
- English
URL: http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~pathall/ipaper.html
shown in filters: Publikationen "Igbo names are grammatical constructions; that is, they constitute a
complete expression, often a
proverb ... This fact has some interesting consequences for the
analysis of prosodic processes like the formation of hypocoristics. It seems
to be the case that grammatical considerations can be relevant to meeting
prosodic constraints. Specifically, violations of a fairly general structure
constraint may be overridden if the semantics of the hypochoristic form
warrants." The article (by Patrick Hall) also outlines Igbo syllable structure, prosodic patterns and vowel harmony. [ eng ] |