@article{oai:icu.repo.nii.ac.jp:00004369, author = {Tabuse, Ryotaku}, journal = {ICUWPL}, month = {Mar}, note = {This paper focuses on the distribution of mid vowels in Zulu and how the language system treats them. In this language, mid-low vowels such as [ɛ] and [ɔ] are raised to mid-high position as [e] and [o], when directly followed by a syllable with a high vowel. This paper attempts to analyze how raising happens focusing on [ATR] feature, and looks at cases which have not been studied in depth, such as whether the harmony iteratively occurs in the cases where a syllable with another mid vowel exists before the target mid vowel, or how a glide sound affects the harmony pattern. The analysis is given in terms of both Rule-based Theory and Optimality Theory. This paper has found that the vowel harmony regarding the mid vowels is non-iterative, and also found that a glide sound cannot be a trigger for the harmony.}, pages = {14--21}, title = {Distribution of Mid Vowels and Relating Vowel Harmony in Zulu}, volume = {1}, year = {2017} }