Accent in Some Kikai-jima Dialects of Ryukyuan with Particular Reference to Nouns in Central and Southern Dialects

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  • Uwano Zendo
    National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics

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  • 琉球喜界島方言のアクセント
  • 琉球喜界島方言のアクセント : 中南部諸方言の名詞
  • リュウキュウキカイトウ ホウゲン ノ アクセント : チュウ ナンブ ショ ホウゲン ノ メイシ
  • ―中南部諸方言の名詞―

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<p>The accent systems of nouns and their mechanism are described in six dialects of central and southern Kikai-jima, an island in the Ryukyus. First, we are concerned with the Wan dialect, which has a two-pattern accent system, one pattern with word-tone on the bunsetsu unit, and one pattern with an ascending kernel on the penultimate mora of the word. Here we see coexistence of word-tone and accent kernel. It also has the peculiarity that a moraic nasal can bear a final high pitch of the word-tone, but not an ascending kernel. This fact shows a qualitative difference between word-tone and accent kernel. The relationship between the kernelless pattern and word-tone is also considered. Next, the accent systems of five dialects, Sakamine, Kami-katetsu, Araki, Nakazato and Isaneku are interpreted in relation to that of the Wan dialect. Finally, assuming that the Isaneku system is the proto-system of these dialects, their historical relationships are outlined.</p>

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