Tone
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TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002Description: xxxiv, 341 p. : mapsISBN: 0521773148; 9780521773140; 0521774454 (pb.); 9780521774451Subject(s): Tone (Phonetics) | Optimality theory (Linguistics)DDC classification: 421.5 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| 421.5 GIM Gimson's pronunciation of English. | 421.5 JON The pronunciation of English. | 421.5 OCO Phonetics | 421.5 YIP Tone | 421.52 HAN Pronunciation games | 422 STO English words : history and structure | 423 WEB Webster's New Word Dictionary : Of The American Language |
Included Bibliography, Index.
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.
The sounds of language can be divided into consonants, vowels, and tones--the use of pitch to convey meaning. Seventy percent of the world's languages use pitch in this way. 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.
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