A Feature Driven Analysis of Labialization and Palatalization as Phonological Processes in Hausa

BASIRU HASSAN SAUWA 52 PAGES (6305 WORDS) Linguistics Project

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TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page i

Approval page ii

Dedication iii

Acknowledgement iv

Table of Content v

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Statement of the problem 2

1.2 purpose of the study 3

1.3 The significance of the study 3

1.4 Objectives of the study 4

1.5 Research Question/Hypothesis 4

1.6 Scope and limitation 5

1.7 Definition of terms 5

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW

2.0 Introduction 7

2.1 The Nature of Language 7

2.2 Brief account of Hausa Language 8

2.3 An Overview of phonology 10

2.4 Phonological Processes 14

2.5 Some phonological processes in Hausa 17

2.6 Labialization in Hausa 20

2.7 Palatalization in Hausa 22

2.8 The Alveolar and labio-velar "w" 23

2.9 The velars /k/, /g/, and / ƙ/ 25

CHAPTER THREE: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

3.1 Data presentation on Labialization 28

3.2 Data Analysis on Labialization 29

3.3 Data presentation on Palatalization 32

3.4 Data Analysis on Palatalization 34

CHAPTER FOUR: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

4.1 Summary 38

4.2 Conclusions 39

4.3 Suggestions 40

References 41

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