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Directionality in Vowel Harmony: The Case of Karajá (Macro-Jê)

2002; Berkeley Linguistics Society; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3765/bls.v28i1.3859

2377-1666

Eduardo Rivail Ribeiro,

Language and cultural evolution

This paper describes some unusual features of vowel harmony in Karajá, a Macro-Jê language from Central Brazil, outlining some of the implications they may have for a broader typological characterization of vowel harmony systems.