This paper analyzes the phonology of definite determiner (DET) two Yemeni Tihami Arabic dialects. The underlying Det for one dialect (the b-dialect) is /b-/: [θoor] ‘ox’- [b-θoor] ‘the ox’, and /m/ another OCP m-dialect): [m-θoor] ox’. Although underlyingly different in both dialects, it fully assimilates to following word-initial consonant if labial, creating a geminate. On surface, onset gemi...

Pakistan is a multilingual country where the Urdu language serves as lingua franca. Although national and official of Pakistan, it bears status second (L2) in most regions due to dominance regional languages. The Punjabi first (L1) people Punjab. This study intends investigate interlanguage influence extralinguistic factors phonological variants produced process epenthesis palatal-affricate (/d...

In this paper, vowel epenthesis in Urban Hijazi Arabic is analysed as a process of gradual structural build-up. Harmonic Serialism, derivational framework Optimality Theory, provides the theoretical foundation to illustrate arguments. Rather than epenthesising an entire all at once, featural structure progressively increases successive steps. This accumulation continues until required quality a...

In traditional accounts of Hebrew morphology, the primary basis of word formation is an underlying consonantal root and vocalic/prosodic template. However, many words in Modern Hebrew containing reflexes of historical gutturals deviate from the canonical form with regard to syllable structure, the number of surface root consonants, and the number and quality of vowels in the template. These dev...

Abstract
 The phonological structure of Turkish does not allow word-initial consonant clusters. That is, the syllable onset position borrowed vocabulary requires insertion an epenthetic high vowel. This changes by addition extra to word. In schools, all grammar teachers teach those words as if they were one words. However, situation is different phonologically since these are but two Borro...