Youcef Hdouch Boeken

Focusing on the prosodic phonology of Ayt Wirra Tamazight Berber, this study employs Optimality Theory to explore the intricacies of stress, a relatively under-researched area in Berber linguistics. It critiques previous linear treatments and highlights the need for a non-linear metrical approach, referencing past scholars and recent advancements. The book argues that understanding stress assignment requires examining the interplay between markedness and faithfulness constraints, offering a fresh perspective on Berber phonology.

Focusing on the endangered Berber language of North Africa, this research paper highlights the impact of globalization on linguistic diversity, particularly the dominance of languages like English and French. It offers a comprehensive overview of Berber's linguistic features, encouraging further scholarly investigation into its segmental and suprasegmental aspects, as well as word formation processes. The aim is to foster awareness and research interest in this vital yet threatened language.

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2016 in the subject Speech Science / Linguistics, , course: Phonology, language: English, abstract: The principal objective of this article is to provide a characterization of the Standard Non-linear conception of extraprosodicity. This concept involves the claim that in some given string, certain constituents (autosegments, syllables, feet, etc.) may not count for the purpose of assigning prosodic structure. In this sense, they are extraprosodic. To achieve this goal, the present paper is divided into three sections. First, we proceed by defining this concept, delimitating its types and assessing each one against the other to work out their similarities and differences. The second one deals with the phonetics and phonology of extraprosodicity. The goal of this section is to show that extraprosodicity is phonetically well-motivated and phonologically well-founded. The third section deals with the representation of extraprosodic material. Different proposals are sketched and assessed against each other. In doing so, we are seeking to acquaint the unfamiliar reader with the issues extraprosodicity has raised.

The present study investigates the concept of Extraprosodicity and its relevance to Tamazight syllable structure. This notion has been hinted at in studies carried out within different Prosodic Phonology (Ito 1986- 1989); Hayes (1993)); Autosegmental Phonology (Goldsmith (1990)); Prosodic Morphology (McCarthy (1985-1989) and Optimality Theory (McCarthy and Prince (1993); Prince and Smolensky (1993)). However, this notion still needs to be explored further. The reason for this maneuver is a) to determine what Extraprosodicity is and b) to exactly explain the principles that condition its use. Such limitations make of Extraprosodicity a principal research objective especially that it makes the formulation of rules having to do with Tamazight syllable structure an easy enterprise. This study is thus concerned with the applicability of the notion of extraprosodicity in analysing aspects of syllable structure of a variety of Tamazight spoken in El ksiba . Ait Wirra Tamazight Berber (Henceforth AWTB). Extraprosodicity simply means that syllable-building rules are blind to incorporating certain edge constituents into the structures they build. In the case of syllable structure, the extraprosodicity model uses the notion of Extrasyllabicity.