Abstract In standard Optimality Theory, faithfulness constraints are defined in terms of an
input-output correspondence relation, and similar constraints are applied to the …

Previous studies on Akan ATR vowel harmony, including Berry (1957), Stewart (1967),
Schachter & Fromkin (1968), Dolphyne (1988) have centered on the concepts of regressive …

This paper provides a linguistic analysis of English loanwords in Akan (Niger Congo, Kwa).
Using data from the sporting, political and socio-economic domains, we consider …

Abstract English as an official language in Kenya has apparently influenced the Kenyan
indigenous languages. Since it is the language of formal instruction in schools and other …

This paper examines some phonological processes observed in the Pig Latin; a linguistic
game played in Akan, a Niger-Congo (Kwa) language. The Akan Pig Latin (henceforth APL) …

Due to its history of language contact with French, modern Vietnamese contains numerous
loanwords of French origin, many of which refer to a variety of culturally transmitted items …

This paper examines the processes that words borrowed from English go through on the
phonological level in their adaptation into Ewe-a Kwa language spoken in Ghana and Togo …

This study investigated pronunciation errors made by Kuwaiti Arabic (KA) learners of English
as a foreign language (EFL) in their production of English consonant clusters. The …

This paper examines the phenomenon of underapplication of palatalization rule observed in
loanword adaptation in Akan, a Niger-Congo (Kwa) language. The phenomenon has been …

This paper critically examines the palatalization rule in Akan, a Niger-Congo (Kwa)
language, specifically velar palatalization. In addition to the regular Akan phonology, it …