37.1150, Books: The Phonetics of Tarifit: Afkir and Zellou (2026)

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Date: 18-Mar-2026
From: Ellena Moriarty [rfsupport at cambridge.org]
Subject: The Phonetics of Tarifit: Afkir and Zellou (2026)


Title: The Phonetics of Tarifit
Subtitle: Variation and Change in a Moroccan Amazigh Language
Series Title: Elements in Phonetics
Publication Year: 2026

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
           http://www.cambridge.org/linguistics
Book URL:
https://www.cambridge.org/ch/universitypress/subjects/languages-linguistics/phonetics-and-phonology/phonetics-tarifit-variation-and-change-moroccan-amazigh-language?format=HB&isbn=9781009661249

Author(s): Mohamed Afkir; Georgia Zellou

Hardback ISBN:  9781009661249 Pages:  98 Price: U.K. £ 55.00
Hardback ISBN:  9781009661249 Pages:  98 Price: Europe EURO 64.19
Hardback ISBN:  9781009661249 Pages:  98 Price: U.S. $ 70.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009661263 Pages:  98 Price: U.K. £ 18.00
Paperback ISBN:  9781009661263 Pages:  98 Price: Europe EURO 21.01
Paperback ISBN:  9781009661263 Pages:  98 Price: U.S. $ 23.00

Abstract:

Tarifit is an Amazigh language spoken in northern Morocco. This
Element provides an overview of some aspects of the phonetics of this
under-studied language, focusing on patterns of variation and ongoing
sound changes. An acoustic analysis of productions by native speakers
is provided, comparing clear and fast speaking styles, focusing on the
phonetic realization of vowels in Tarifit: three full vowels /a, i,
and u/, and variation in the realization of schwa. The analysis
reveals phonetically vowelless words in Tarifit: vowelless productions
are a rare, but are allowable variants of some words (especially those
containing multiple voiceless obstruents). Another ongoing sound
change is explored: post-vocalic /r/ deletion. We find higher rates of
r-dropping by female speakers. A perception study investigating native
speakers' discrimination of words is presented. This Element discusses
what the findings have for models of phonetic variation, individual
differences in language production, and sound change theory.

Written In: English (eng)



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