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Description for Tone
hardcover. This comprehensive textbook provides a clearly organized introduction to tone and tonal phonology. Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 9 maps. BIC Classification: CFH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 708.
The sounds of language can be divided into consonants, vowels, and tones - the use of pitch to convey word 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. It provides students with a basic grasp of the simple phonetics of tone, and covers key topics such as ... Read more
The sounds of language can be divided into consonants, vowels, and tones - the use of pitch to convey word 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. It provides students with a basic grasp of the simple phonetics of tone, and covers key topics such as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521773140
SKU
V9780521773140
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Reviews for Tone
'… a clearly written introduction to tone that manages to address both needs … it explains the basics of the field in such a way that it is accessible to beginning students who have just had the rudiments of phonetics and phonology. But is is precise and scholarly enough that is serves also as an excellent review of the tone ... Read more