Chapter 5
A qualitative description of Saipanese English
Article outline
- 5.1Lexis
- 5.2Morphology and syntax
- 5.2.1Pronouns, pronoun exchange, nominal gender
- 5.2.2The noun phrase
- 5.2.3Adjectives
- 5.2.4The verb phrase
- 5.2.5Word class change
- 5.2.6Negation
- 5.2.7Agreement
- 5.2.8Relativization and complementation
- 5.2.9Adverbs and prepositions
- 5.2.10Discourse organization and word order
- 5.3Phonetics and phonology
- 5.3.1Vowels
- Front high: FLEECE, KIT, happY, NEAR
- Front low: SQUARE, DRESS, TRAP, BATH
- Back low: PALM, LOT, THOUGHT, CLOTH, START, NORTH, FORCE
- Back high: STRUT, FORCE, FOOT, CURE, GOOSE
- Central: NURSE, horsES, lettER,
commA
- Diphthongs
- 5.3.2Consonants
- Plosives /p t k b d ɡ/
- Fricatives and Affricates /f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ h/ and
/tʃ dʒ/
- Nasals /m n ŋ/
- Liquids and approximants /l r/ and /w j/
- 5.3.3Prosody
- 5.4Summary
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Notes