Chapter 3 is about the sounds of Bantu languages. Many Bantu languages have relatively
simple segmental inventories. However, internal developments and external influences …

This article asks what is universal about phonological systems. Beginning with universals of
segment inventories, a distinction is drawn between descriptive universals (where the effect …

This dissertation addresses one of the most contested topics in phonology: which factors
influence phonological typology and how to disambiguate these factors. I propose a new …

A widely held assumption in phonology is that phonology should be phonetically grounded.
Under a strict version of this view, productive phonological processes that counter phonetic …

Xitsonga, a southern Bantu language (S53) spoken in South Africa, possesses rich
phonological patterns that have been underreported in the literature. This paper aims to …

Like other languages of the Sotho-Tswana subgroup of Bantu, Shekgalagari exhibits a
process of post-nasal devoicing, a phenomenon which has been at the center of the debate …

This paper addresses one of the most contested issues in phonology: unnatural alternations.
First, non-natural phonological processes are subdivided into unmotivated and unnatural …

In this paper, we address parallelisms between local and long-distance effects in segmental
phonology, focusing on the similarity conditions that trigger them. We take the view that both …

Most linguists assume that phonological and phonetic representations differ in being
composed of discrete categories and continuous values, respectively. This assumption …

The plural of Brazilian Portuguese [w]-final nouns includes an alternation with [j], but the
change is partially blocked in monosyllables and following a tense vowel (Becker et al …