Estudo comparativo fonológico das variantes do Emakhuwa: implicações ortográficas

Abstract

With this study we intend to bring phonological variations to the surface, at the segmental level, with a greater focus on the consonant systems of the variants. To this end, we intend to a) identify the phonemes of each variant and, b) by checking how they correspond, c) analyze the degree and importance of the variations with a view to d) establishing a common matrix of the language, capable of symbolizing a common orthography. To do this, we chose four variants of the Makua language, namely emakhuwa, enahara, elomwe and emarrevoni. For each variant, we worked with two informants to transcribe and record linguistic data. The structure of our study comprises five chapters, namely an introduction which corresponds to Chapter I, in which we present the theme, its delimitation and motivations, and the location of the Makua language; the bibliographical review which focuses more on the theoretical notions and concepts relevant to this study is in Chapter II; Chapter III sets out the methodology used in this study; Chapter IV corresponds to the data analysis and, finally, the conclusions and some recommendations are in Chapter V. (TRADUÇAO NOSSA)