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Acoustic evidence of [m] and [n] as syllabic consonants (ç) in Akan

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dc.contributor.author Bosiwah, Lawrence
dc.date.accessioned 2021-12-09T12:33:19Z
dc.date.available 2021-12-09T12:33:19Z
dc.date.issued 2020-05-08
dc.identifier.issn 23105496
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/6721
dc.description 17p:, ill. en_US
dc.description.abstract The study which is ethnographic in nature employs qualitative and acoustic analytical approach to examine [m] and [n] as syllabic consonants in Akan. In all, 30 Akan (Akuapem, Asante Twi and Fantse) native speakers were recorded; ten from each dialect area, made up of five males and five females aging between 35 and 56 who were illiterate or could read little Akan. Words such as bam, kɔm, som, ntɛ, nkã, mpa were put in a carrier frame or were produced in isolation. The Asante and Fantse speakers were asked to repeat the words presented in a carrier frame “Ɔse {key word} anaa?” [ɔsɪ…anaa] three times, as Akuapem speakers were asked to repeat “Ose {key words} anaa?” [ose…..anaa]. The carrier frame was given to 18 participants (9 males and 9 females) to repeat three times, whilst 12 participants, comprising 6 males and 6 females were also given the same word list to repeat three times in isolation. The result showed that on Ҫ syllabic structure (where Ҫ is always a nasal consonant), pause duration and intensity measurement identified it to exist at word-initial and not final. In most cases, it is seen as a nasal consonant at word-initial. It constitutes a syllable alone and more importantly contains pitch which makes it sonorous. Again, CVN is one syllable and so the N at the word final cannot be syllabic en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Cape Coast en_US
dc.subject Syllabic consonants en_US
dc.subject Ethnographic en_US
dc.subject Akan en_US
dc.subject Acoustics en_US
dc.title Acoustic evidence of [m] and [n] as syllabic consonants (ç) in Akan en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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