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Affricates in Haitian Creole: a new solution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

Gérard Alphonse Férère
Affiliation:
(St. Joseph's College, Philadelphia)

Extract

The analysis of affricates is controversial in many languages. Phonemecizations are often adopted on the basis of criteria specifically related to the individual languages being analysed. After reviewing a few proposed solutions, I will present the one I consider most appropriate for Haitian Creole.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1975

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