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Main Author: Yip, Moira Jean Winsland (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2002
Series:Cambridge textbooks in linguistics
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-334) and indexes
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Maps; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notation systems, symbols and abbreviations; Glossary of terms and abbreviations; Alphabetical list of OT constraints; 1 Introduction; 2 Contrastive tone; 3 Tonal features; 4 The autosegmental nature of tone, and its analysis in Optimality Theory; 5 Tone in morphology and in syntax; 6 African languages; 7 Asian and Pacific languages; 8 The Americas; 9 Tone, stress, accent, and intonation; 10 Perception and acquisition of tone; Bibliography; Author index; Subject index
Assuming little or no prior knowledge of the topic, this textbook provides a clearly organized introduction to tone and tonal phonology. Comprehensive in scope, it examines the main types of tonal systems found in Africa, the Americas, and Asia, using examples from the widest possible range of tone languages
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxxiv, 341 pages)
ISBN:0511076142
0511077718
0521773148
0521774454
1139164554
9780511076145
9780511077715
9780521773140
9780521774451
9781139164559

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