Betaza Zapotec phonology : segmental and suprasegmental features

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dc.contributor.advisorCrowhurst, Megan Janeen
dc.creatorTeodocio Olivares, Amadoren
dc.date.accessioned2013-01-17T21:30:47Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:30:32Z
dc.date.available2013-01-17T21:30:47Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:30:32Z
dc.date.issued2009-08en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractThis report analyzes the phonology of Betaza Zapotec, a language within the linguistic family of the Otomanguean languages of Mesoamerica that is spoken in northern Oaxaca, Mexico. The first part of this report describes the consonants of the language; the second part focuses on the vowel system; and the third section describes the suprasegmentals; tone and stress. I support my claims about the phonological system in Betaza Zapotec using data collected during the Summer of 2008 in San Melchor, Betaza Villa Alta, Oaxaca. I analyze the phonetic properties of the consonants, vowels and tones using spectrograms obtained through Praat, software for phonetic analysis. I consider the fortis/lenis opposition inherent in the consonants rather than using the traditional classification of voiced/voiceless consonants. The tone system in Betaza Zapotec involves four contrastive tones: high, low, falling, and rising. In addition there is a phonetic mid-tone which is a toneme of the high tone.en
dc.description.departmentLinguisticsen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/19162en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.subjectBetaza Zapotec languageen
dc.subjectOtomanguean languagesen
dc.subjectOtomanguean languages--Phonologyen
dc.titleBetaza Zapotec phonology : segmental and suprasegmental featuresen

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