SYNHARMONISM, STRUCTURE OF A SYLLABLE AND A WORD (CONTRASTIVE AND METHOLOGICAL ASPECTS)

В статье рассматривается проблема постановки русского литературного произношения учащихся казахской аудитории, в родном языке которых функционирует лингвальный сингармонизм. Русский язык несингармонический. Просодическая доминанта слова – ударение. Строение слога и слова в сопоставляемых языках различается: в русском языке до пяти сочетаний согласных; в казахском языке – из двух и трех согласных. Русская фонема и казахская сингармофонема как классы позиционных разновидностей неэквивалентны (в традиционных сопоставительных работах они представлены как эквиваленты). В русском языке, например, гласная фонема /о/ реализуется в 9 позиционных разновидностях, в казахском сингармофонема /о/ – в одной, т. е. в инварианте, а вариации и вариантов у нее нет. Фонема /н/ в русском языке реализуется в двух позиционных разновидностях, в казахском языке сингармофонема /н/ только по лингвальному сингармонизму реализуется в 6 позиционных разновидностях. Различия языков порождают звуковую интерференцию. В работе предлагается последовательность подачи языкового материала русского языка с учетом лингвоконтрастивных особенностей сопоставляемых языков. The article deals with the problem of formation of the Russian literary pronunciation of students of the Kazakh audience. Lingual harmonism functions in native language of the Kazakh students. The Russian language is non-harmonic. The pro-dominant feature of a word is the stress. The structure of a syllable and a word in the compared languages has a big difference. For example: in the Russian language, the combination of consonants less than five. In the Kazakh language there are two and three consonants. The phonemes of the Russian language and the syngarmophonemes of the Kazakh language as classes of positional types are nonequivalent (although in traditional comparative studies, they are presented as equivalents). In Russian, for example, the vowel phoneme /O/ is realized in 9 positional varieties (in the invariant, in variations and in variants). In the Kazakh language synharmophone /O/ is realized in one position and it has no variations and variants. And vice versa: the consonant phoneme of the Russian language /H/ is realized in two positional varieties. In the Kazakh language the syngarmophoneme /H/, only by lingual synharmonism, is realized in 6 positional varieties. The above mentioned distinctions of the Russian and Kazakh languages, as well as other Turkic languages, generate sound interference, which makes mastering Russian literary pronunciation difficult. The sequence of presentation of the language material of Russian, taking into account linguocontrastive features of the compared languages are worked out and presented in the paper.

The Vowels of Qassimi Dialect

This paper describes the vowels of the Qassimi dialect and explores the characteristic features of those vowels. To achieve this goal, the researcher has compiled a list of Qassimi words. Each word represents a major allophone of each vowel phoneme. These words were then repeated by Qassimi female speakers from Buraidah and recorded by the researcher. The data was subjected to acoustic analysis, and the results were compared to the acoustic results of English vowels. The analysis showed many similarities in the characteristics of both Qassimi and English vowels. However, it also showed some significant differences that distinguish the vowel system of Qassimi from the English vowel system as well as other Saudi dialects. This study sheds light on those differences, however it is left to future studies to investigate further and possibly compare other aspects of these dialects. This study contributes to the theoretical description of Saudi dialects, an area that needs many more contributions. In addition, this paper could be a part of the contrastive studies of Arabic and English, second language acquisition studies, or various other applied studies.

Phonological system of dentong dialect

This study examines the phonological system of the Dentong dialect in Cenrana District, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi. The results of research on the phonological system, it is found: (1) the vowel phoneme of the Dentong dialect is the same as the vowel phoneme in Bugis, namely /i/, /e/, /?/, /a/, /u/, and /o/ and the consonant phonemes, namely /b/, /c/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /j/, /k/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /t/, and /? /, nevertheless the phonemes /w/ and /y/ are not found; (2) The consonant sequences are /?k/, /nd/, /mb/, /?g/, /nj/, /nr/, and /??/; (3) Geminations of consonants in the form of phonemes are /kk/, /ll/, /mm/, /nn/, /pp/, /rr/, and /ss/; (4) sound variations, namely apheresis of eliminating phonemes /m/ at the beginning of a word, syncope of eliminating phonemes /ma/ in the middle of a word, epenthesis of inserting phonemes /h/ in the middle of words, prosthesis of adding phonemes /b/ at the beginning of words, and paragog of adding phoneme /?/ at the end of a word; and (5) the symptom of sound found accompanying articulation, namely labialization in the form of sound /w/ labia-dental consonant and palatalization in the form a/y sound.

FEATURES OF DECLENSION UKRAINIAN FEMININE NAMES І DECLINATION OF FIRM GROUP

The article analyzes the inflectional paradigm of Ukrainian anthroponyms - feminine names, which are decimated according to the pattern of the I declination of a firm group because in the process of inflection Ukrainian anthroponyms show a number of case features to designate their feminine names that distinguish them from other nouns. It defines relevant factors for highlighting the morphological paradigms of the studied anthropolexems, such as the nominal type of declination; tribal affiliation (labelling category of feminine gender); attribution to the category of human beings; one-type accentuation (fixed emphasis on the basis, movable emphasis or on the basis of the singular and on inflection of the plural, or on the basis of the singular and parallel of the plural - on inflection (except genitive and accusative) and on the basis); the formation of complete paradigms; common endings in case forms; doublet forms in the accusative plural form (zero and -и); morphological phenomena that arise at the base of lexemes during inflection; the alternation of hard and soft phonemes, pharyngeal and lingual with soft tooth phonemes, vowel phoneme /о/ and /е/ with zero phoneme; it analyzes case inflections of masculine names of II declination of the firm group in the singular form (-а in the nominative case, -u in the genitive case, -і in the dative case, -у in the accusative case, -ою in the instrumental case, -і in the prepositional case, -о in the vocal case) and in the plural form (-и in the nominative case, zero in the genitive case, -ам in the dative case, zero (*-и) in the accusative case, -ами in the instrumental case, -ах in the prepositional case, -и in the vocative case); it describes the system of simple paradigmatic classes ofproper feminine names of I declination. The morphological paradigm of anthroponyms for the designation of proper masculine and feminine names requires a detailed study and systematic description, taking into account modern approaches.

PHONOLOGICAL CHANGE PROCESSES OF ENGLISH AND INDONESIAN

Phonological change is a language phenomenon that occurs because language users change the distribution of phonemes in a language. The aims of this study are to explain the phonological processes that occur in English and Indonesian and to explain the differences in phonological forms between English and Indonesian. The method used in this study is a contrasting-descriptive method by comparing two languages, namely English and Indonesian. The data were taken from the speech of students taking Indonesian and English courses at the University of Bengkulu, totaling 40 students in the first semester. The results show that five types of phonological change processes occurred in English and Indonesian, namely assimilation, metathesis, epenthesis, epithesis, and deletion. The phonological change in English often occurred when two vowel phonemes meet, such as /ea/ shift to /e/, or /i/, phoneme /y/ shift to /i/. Phoneme /e/ was pronounced when two vowel phonemes meet, such as /s/ and /n/ becomes /sen/. Phoneme /g/ is pronounced multiply when it meets the sound/ng/. Phoneme /u/ is pronounced when it meets phoneme /o/ + a consonant. Phoneme /h/ is unpronounced when it meets a vowel phoneme or more vowel phonemes in the words. Meanwhile, phonological changes in Indonesian often occurred from consonant phonemes to other consonant phonemes that have almost the same sound such as phoneme /z/ shift to /s/ and /j/. Phoneme /k/ was pronounced after phoneme /u/ and phoneme /h/ is pronounced after phoneme /a/at the end of words. Phoneme /y/ was pronounced between phonemes /i/ and /a/. Phoneme /h/ was unpronounced when it meets phonemes /a/, /i/, and /u/ in words. In conclusion, the process of phonological change that occurs in English and Indonesian is due to the influence of adjacent phoneme sounds that resemble nearby sounds.

Effects of Combined Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation with Cognitive Training in Girls with Rett Syndrome

Background: Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) combined with traditional rehabilitative techniques has not been widely applied to Rett Syndrome (RTT). The aim of this study was to examine the effects of combined cognitive traditional training with tDCS applied to attention and language measures in subjects with RTT. Methods: 31 subjects with RTT were randomly allocated into two groups: non-sham tDCS (n = 18) and sham tDCS (n = 13). The former received the integrated intervention non-sham tDCS plus cognitive empowerment during the treatment phase. The latter received sham stimulation plus cognitive empowerment. All participants underwent neurological and cognitive assessment to evaluate attention and language measures: before integrated treatment (pre-test phase), at the conclusion of the treatment (post-test phase), and at 1 month after the conclusion of the treatment (follow-up phase). Results: the results indicated longer attention time in the non-sham tDCS group compared to the sham tDCS group with a stable trend also in the follow-up phase; an increase of the number of vowel/phoneme sounds in the non-sham tDCS group; and an improvement in the neurophysiological parameters in the non-sham tDCS group. Conclusions: This study supports the use of tDCS as a promising and alternative approach in the RTT rehabilitation field.

Foreign (a) in North American English: Variation and Change in Loan Phonology

Previous research has shown that Canadian English displays a unique pattern of nativizing the stressed vowel of foreign words spelled with the letter <a>, like lava, pasta, and spa, known as foreign (a), with more use of /æ/ (the trap vowel) and less use of /ah/ (the palm vowel) than American English. This paper analyzes one hundred examples of foreign (a), produced by sixty-one Canadian and thirty-one American English-speakers, in order to shed more light on this pattern and its current development. Acoustic analysis is used to determine whether each participant assigns each vowel to English /æ/, /ah/, or an intermediate category between /æ/ and /ah/. It reports that the Canadian pattern, though still distinct, is converging with the American pattern, in that Canadians now use slightly more /ah/ than /æ/; that men appear to lead this change but this is because they participate less than women do in the Short Front (Canadian) Vowel Shift; that intermediate vowel assignments are comparatively rare, suggesting that a new low-central vowel phoneme is not emerging; that the Canadian tendency toward American pronunciation is not well aligned with overt attitudes toward the United States and American English; and that the national differences in foreign (a) assignment result not from structural, phonological differences between the dialects so much as from a complex set of sociocultural factors.

VOWEL INSERTION IN CHILD SPEECH

The importance of word syllable structure acquisition by children can hardly be doubted. In 3-year-olds speech, there are specific pattern that, from the viewpoint of adult standards, are considered misnomers: examples of syllable elision, consonant elision and vowel insertion. It is believed that vowel insertion in adult native speakers of Russian occurs due to physiological reasons. However, according to the hypothesis, in child’s speech it is vowel phoneme that occurs between consonants and it leads to a change in the word syllable structure. The results of an acoustic study of vowel insertion in two-syllable words produced by three 3-year-old subjects showed well-expressed F-structure that was similar to the surrounding vowel phonemes. 2 types of vowel insertions were discovered: with [a]-like F-structure and [ɨ]-like F-structure. It was also found that vowel insertion mean duration was no different from the one of a “legitimate” vowel phoneme with similar acoustic pattern. 20 Russian native speakers performing a discrimination task during a perceptual study were unanimous in perceiving the number of syllables increase as a result of vowel insertion being interpreted as a “legitimate” phoneme presence. The participants were also unanimous in the phoneme affiliation of the vowel insertions that closely correlated with their F-structure.

JAVANESE ADJECTIVE INTENSIFIER DIPHTHONG IN PONOROGO: GENERATIVE TRANSFORMATIONAL PHONOLOGY STUDY

Intensifying words commonly use word like very, absolutely, etc. However, Javanese people not only use the words but also change the sound of the word. This study aims to examine the diphthong pattern of the adjective intensifier in Javanese in Ponorogo. The pattern was examined using the Transformational Generative Phonology to describe the phonological rules of adjective intensifiers. The number of the data was 65 of the most commonly used adjective words. When collecting data, the techniques used were random sampling by taking 35 informants from five districts in Ponorogo. The literature and note-taking technique functions to document the speech of the speaker, while to analyze the data the distributional method is used. The results of the study found that the patterns of diphthong sound are [ua], [uə], [ue], [uɛ], [uo], [uɔ], [ui] and [ɔu]. The diphthongs are divided into three types based on the classification of basic vocal sounds that undergo phonological changes, namely ascending, centering and descending. The vowel phoneme /u/ becomes the underlying to express the 'intensifying' nature into all the vowels afterwards, while the allophonic vowel [ɔ] is more accepted as variations of the phoneme /u/ to 'intensify' when appearing before the sound [u] because they have the distinctive features [α back] and [β round]. This study also revealed that sound insertion happened only in the first syllable of a word. Keywords: Javanese Language, transformational generative, diphtong, adjective