TABLE OF CNTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Historical Background:
1.2.2 Population Structure and Distribution
1.2.3 Urban and Rural Development and Patterns of Human Settlement
1.3 Geographical Background of the study area.
1.4 Socio-Cultural Profile:
1.5 Genetic Classification of the Atsam Language
1.6 Scope and Organisation of the Study
1.7 Aim of the study
1.8 Theoretical framework
1.9 Methodology
1.10 Data collection and Data Analysis
1.10.1 Review Of The Chosen Frame Work
1.10.2 The Structure Of The Generative Phonology
1.10.2.1 Underlying Representation
1.10.2.2 Phonological Rules
1.10.2.3 Surface Representation
CHAPTER TWO: BASIC PHONOLOGICAL CONCEPTS
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Phonology defined
2.2.1 Phonemes and Allophones
2.3 The Sound Inventory of Atsam
2.3.1 Consonants of Atsam
2.3.1.1 The description and distribution of the consonants of Atsam
2.3.2 Vowels of Atsam
2.3.2.1 The description and distribution of Atsam vowels
2.4 Tone inventory of Atsam
2.5 Syllable Inventory of Atsam
2.6 Distinctive features
2.6.1 Justification of the Features Used
2.6.2 Justification of the Features Used
CHAPTER THREE: PHONOLOGICAL PROCESSES IN ATSAM
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Phonological processes defined