Length and syllable weight in Ibibio
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natural language processingRecord type:
paper
Creator:
Eno
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Uni
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This paper presents a study of segment length and its relationship to the syllable in Ibibio, a Lower Cross language spoken in Nigeria. Syllable structure processes such as consonant lengthening, lenition, vowel lengthening and truncation all occur to satisfy syllable weight requirements.