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Syllable Weight in African Languages
Edited by Paul Newman
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory 338] 2017
► pp. 129–142

Chapter 8
Reduplication in Fur

Prosodic structure and sonority

Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Overview of Fur
    • 2.1A general overview of Fur phonology
    • 2.2Syllable shape and sonority
  • 3.Patterns of reduplication
    • 3.1Full reduplication
      • 3.1.1Examples of full reduplication with final -e
      • 3.1.2Discussion of full reduplication
    • 3.2Partial reduplication
      • 3.2.1Examples with predictable bases
      • 3.2.2Examples of heavy bases with light reduplicants
      • 3.2.3Reduplication with VC as the target
      • 3.2.4Discussion of partial reduplication
    • 3.3The seven bases of reduplication and their outputs
  • 4.Summary and discussion of Fur lexical reduplication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes
  • References
Published online: 12 April 2017
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