Shanti Ulfsbjorninn

Metaphony, umlaut and ǃXóõ A-raising

Abstract Metaphony and umlaut are well-studied assimilations, and metaphony, in particular, has attracted a range of different analyses. This article casts both in the framework of Element Theory, but as quite distinct processes. We then study the complex assimilation pattern of the Khoisan language ǃXóõ, between the f...