Typology Report 1

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Typology Report 1

• Ejective Stops
• Phonology LING 800
• Anne Rimrott
• January 23, 2003

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What Are Ejectives?

• Non-pulmonic egressive consonants
• Production of an ejective involves 5 steps
• closure of articulators and closure of glottis
• Upward raising of larynx
• Body of air in pharynx is compressed due to the
  raising of the glottis air pressure increases
• Oral articulation is released
• Glottal closure is released
• constricted glottis
• IPA symbol C
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Ejective Stops in UPSID

• 15 distinct character codes
• 68 languages have ejstops (15)
• 383 out of 451 dont have them (85)
• Plosives (i.e. pulmonic egressive stops)
• 153 character codes
• 451 languages have plosives (100)
• ? Context-free markedness

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1. Place of Articulation of Ejective Stops Vs.
Non-ej-stops
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2. Secondary Articulations
6
3. Phonation Types
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Ejstop Character Codes
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Character Codes Contd
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Languages That Have Ejstops
10
Languages Contd
11
Inventories !XU (4904)Total of 141 Segments, 5
Ejstops, 6 Non-ej-stops