Notes on Mada Phonology

Author(s):
Price, Norman
Description:

Mada is spoken in southeastern Nigeria and is a member of the Benue-Congo subfamily of languages.

Discusses the Mada syllable, interpretation of segments, structure, tone, phonemes, and orthography. Includes Mada text and a Swadesh word list.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

  1. The Syllable
  2. The Interpretation of Segments
    • 2.1 Vocalic sequences
    • 2.2 Consonant plus sonorant
    • 2.3 Prenasalization
    • 2.4 Palatalization
    • 2.5 Labialization
    • 2.6 Consonant plus liquid
    • 2.7 Affricates
    • 2.8 Labial-velar approximant
    • 2.9 Labial-palatal approximants
    • 2.10 CN syllables
  3. Structure of the Word
  4. Tone
  5. Phonemes
    • 5.1 Labial contrasts
    • 5.2 Alveolar contrasts
    • 5.3 Velar and labial-velar contrasts
    • 5.4 Contrasts with labialization
    • 5.5 Contrasts with palatalization
    • 5.6 Vocalic contrasts
  6. Allophone Statements
  7. Mada Orthography
  8. A Mada text
  9. The Swadesh 100-Word List
  10. A dialect comparison of one-syllable word

References

$9.00
Series:
Language Data, African Series
Date:
1989
Extent:
49 pages
Subject:
Phonological descriptions
ISBN 13:
978-0883126004
ISBN 10:
0883126001
Size:
6 × 9 × 0.11 in
Weight:
0.2 lb
Publication Category:
Reference
Field:
Linguistics
Country:
Nigeria
Subject Languages:
Mada (Nigeria) [mda]
Content Language:
English [eng]