VOWEL HARMONY IN DG (MO)

Journal Title: JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN LINGUISTICS - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 1

Abstract

This paper explores the existence of vowel harmony in Dg, a language spoken in parts of Brong Ahafo and Northern Regions of Ghana in West Africa. This qualitative research was conducted with the help of native speakers of the language. It was evident that there exist vowel harmony in Dg within the word and across word boundary. Labial/Rounding harmony, ATR harmony as well as Cross-height vowel harmony exist in the language.

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MRS. SUSANA ADJEI- MENSAH

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MRS. SUSANA ADJEI- MENSAH (2016). VOWEL HARMONY IN DG (MO). JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN LINGUISTICS, 7(1), 1155-1165. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-170085