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2014 | 62 | 5: Neofilologia | 049-069

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North Welsh Long Vowels from the Government Phonology Viewpoint

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Północnowalijskie długie samogłoski z perspektywy fonologii rządu

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The aim of this article is to address the issue of vowel length in the northern varieties of the Welsh language. The approach used to perform the formal analysis was the theory of Government Phonology. This model was chosen because of its non-arbitrary assumptions concerning the syllabic structure. The data were collected from various academic works dealing with the pronunciation of Welsh and subsequently categorised so that it could be clearly presented and analysed. Further, the paper summarises previous analyses of Welsh vowel length giving a critical overview of different approaches. Their strong and weak points help formulate new hypotheses. The analysis proposed in this article assumes that Welsh long vowels obtain their structure as a result of lengthening. The structure of such a vowel is composed of two independent nuclei separated with an empty onset, which is induced by stress. The melody of the vowel is a result of spreading to an empty position which has to be licensed.
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Artykuł podejmuje problematyki związaną z długością samogłosek w północnej odmianie języka walijskiego. Narzędziem formalnym, jakie zostało wykorzystane do przeprowadzenia analizy fonologicznej, był model fonologii rządu. Model ten został wybrany z uwagi na jego niearbitralne ujęcie struktury sylabicznej. Przedstawione dane zostały zebrane z szeregu dostępnych publikacji na temat wymowy języka walijskiego oraz skategoryzowane w sposób umożliwiający klarowną analizę. Następnym krokiem było podsumowanie analiz długich samogłosek w języku walijskim wykonanych w różnych modelach teoretycznych w odniesieniu do ostatniego ćwierćwiecza. Zarówno mocne, jak i słabe punkty tych analiz posłużyły do sformułowania nowych hipotez prezentowanych w proponowanej analizie. Analiza proponowana w tym artykule zakłada, że długie samogłoski nie stanowią takiej struktury sylabicznej przez całą derywację, ale są efektem wzdłużenia. Struktura takiej samogłoski składa się z dwóch odrębnych ośrodków sylaby, z czego jeden jest wtrącony przez akcentowanie, oddzielonych od siebie pustym nagłosem. Melodia długiej samogłoski jest efektem rozprzestrzenienia się struktury segmentu na pustą pozycję, która musi być licencjonowana.

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049-069

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