Tone Sandhi patterns across Chinese dialects - Chen, Matthew Y. (Cambridge University Press, 2000)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 507-522)
Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Notational conventions; 1 Setting the stage; 2 Tonal representation and tonal processes; 3 Directionality and interacting sandhi processes I; 4 Directionality and interacting sandhi processes II; 5 From base tones to sandhi forms: a constraint-based analysis; 6 From tone to accent; 7 Stress-foot as sandhi domain I; 8 Stress-foot as sandhi domain II; 9 Minimal rhythmic unit as obligatory sandhi domain; 10 Phonological phrase as a sandhi domain; 11 From tone to intonation; Concluding remarks
Matthew Chen's landmark study offers the most comprehensive analysis to date of the rich and complex patterns of tone used in Chinese languages. His book, the culmination of a ten-year research project, explores a range of important theoretical issues against a wealth of empirical data not previously accessible to linguists