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Title	Phonological sketch of Mushuau Innu (Davis Inlet Naskapi)
Author	Scott, Mark, 1974-
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2001. Linguistics
Date	2000
Pagination	xi, 251 leaves : map.
Subject	Montagnais language--Newfoundland and Labrador--Davis Inlet--Phonology; Naskapi language--Newfoundland and Labrador--Davis Inlet--Phonology;
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Linguistics.
Discipline	Linguistics
Language	Eng
Spatial Coverage	Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador--Davis Inlet
Notes	Bibliography: leaves 247-251
Abstract	The thesis, using data collected by Jose Mailhot in 1971, sketches the distribution of phones and their assignment to phonemes in the phonology of Mushuau Innu (Davis Inlet Naskapi), an Algonquian language spoken in north-eastern Labrador, which belongs to the Cree-Montagnais-Naskapi (CMN) language complex. Mushuau Innu phonology is described in linear and non-linear terms: processes are described in Sound Pattern of English-style phonology; feature-geometry and syllable structure are then used to elucidate these processes further. Metrical theory is used to describe stress assignment. The Obligatory Contour Principle is invoked to explain epenthesis. Sonority Sequencing is used to determine the status (segmental versus cluster) of complex phones. Syllable structure and underspecification are used to account for alternation between [n] and [y]; this alternation is then shown to cause optional insertion of [n] before initial /i/ (prothetic [n]). Some comparison between the phonologies of Mushuau Innu and related CMN dialects is given.
Type	Text
Resource Type	Electronic thesis or dissertation
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a1522624
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(24.88 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Scott_Mark.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	158604.cpd