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- Title
An Introduction to Hindko Syllable Typology.
- Authors
Haroon-ur-Rashid; Sohail, Ayesha
- Abstract
Hindko is one of the main native languages spoken in the focused area of Muzaffarad. This paper aims to identify the syllable typology of Hindko spoken in this area. In addition to this, it also attempts to find out the frequently used syllable templates for monosyllabic, bisyllabic and polysyllabic words. The data has been collected by asking the native speakers of Hindko to prepare the list of words that they commonly use in their real life. In order to work out the syllabification patterns, the participants were asked to pronounce the words from the prepared list. It is generally accepted that nucleus is obligatory in all languages, thus, the same is true of Hindko. The analysis indicates that Hindko treats both onset and coda as optional. Besides, the clustering phenomenon is absent at onset position while a rarity at coda position under certain conditions. This implies that Hindko does not allow the syllable templates like CCV or CCCVC where as it allows the template CVCC with certain restrictions and a limited range of occurrence. This rudimentary work can be used as a foundation to explore in depth the phonological patterns of Hindko.
- Subjects
HINDKO dialect; SYLLABLE (Grammar); SYLLABICATION; LANGUAGE &; languages; PHONOLOGY
- Publication
Language in India, 2012, Vol 12, Issue 2, p768
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article