Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This study conducts a phonetic and phonological analysis of the umlaut phenomenon within the gender system of Jerusalem Domari. Using descriptive research and acoustic analysis of recordings, the study establishes several key findings: A contrast is observed in the integration of pre‑Arabic loanwords (Persian, Kurdish, Turkish) with Indo‑Aryan native words, which follow the umlaut rules, whereas the loanwords from Arabic, the most recent contact language, do not. A clear phonemic distinction is identified between the two open vowels, [a(ː)] and [ɑ(ː)], in pre‑Arabic words, while these vowels exhibit allophonic values in the Arabic loanwords.
Source: Bhasha
Author: Moe Kitamura
Institution: The University of Tokyo
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405540098