Watson, J and Heselwood, B (2016) Phonation and glottal states in Modern South Arabian and San’ani Arabic. In: Haddad, YA and Potsdam, E, (eds.) Perspectives on Arabic Linguistics XXVIII: Papers from the Annual Symposium on Arabic Linguistics, Gainesville, Florida, 2014. Studies in Arabic Linguistics . John Benjamins Publishing Company , pp. 3-36. ISBN 9789027200327
Abstract
This chapter examines phonation categories and glottal states in the Modern South Arabian language, Mehri, as spoken in southern Oman and eastern Yemen with reference also to its sister language, Śḥerɛ̄t, and in San’ani Arabic from an Emergent Features perspective (Mielke 2008). Within the paper, we consider the extent to which these language varieties may inform research on the phonological categories of the early Arabic grammarians. The innovation in this paper lies in addressing the relationship between phonological patterning, phonetics, and distinctive features. We present data to show that voiced and emphatic phonemes pattern together in these varieties in opposition to voiceless phonemes, leading us to postulate a phonological account in terms of two ‘emergent’ laryngeal features [open] and [closed], that draws on Morén’s Parallel Structures model (2003). Key concepts are phonation, glottal state, hams ‘whisper’ and jahr ‘clear speech’.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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Keywords: | Arabic grammarians; Modern South Arabian, San'ani Arabic, phonation, hams and jahr, glottal state |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > School of Languages Cultures & Societies (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number Leverhulme Trust RPG-2012-599 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jun 2016 11:18 |
Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2020 14:22 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/sal.4.01wat |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Benjamins Publishing Company |
Series Name: | Studies in Arabic Linguistics |
Identification Number: | 10.1075/sal.4.01wat |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:100517 |