Intonation in African tone languages / edited by Laura J. Downing and Annie Rialland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Downing, Laura J., editor.

Rialland, Annie, editor.

Series:

Phonology and phonetics ; 24.

Phonology and phonetics, 1861-4191 ; volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African languages--Tone.

African languages.

African languages--Intonation.

Physical Description:

vi, 442 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2017]

Summary:

This volume brings together two under-investigated areas of intonation typology. While tone languages make up to 70 percent of the world's languages, only few have been explored for intonation. And even though one third of the world's languages are spoken in Africa, and most sub-Saharan languages are tone languages, recent collections on tone and intonation typology have almost entirely ignored African languages. This book aims to fill this gap. The Series: Phonology and Phonetics, Phonology and Phonetics have had a tumultuous, if not always unequivocal relationship in the past. This relationship is now being invigorated from both sides, after mutual disinterest had prevailed for some time and disciplines, which are natural partners, were drifting apart. A major issue today is where best to draw the line between phonology and phonetics and whether la draw one at all. This series aims to stabilize and strengthen the relationship and, by facing the big challenges, to ensure that phonetically grounded phonology and phonologically informed phonetics will have a sound future. The series is intended as a forum for the interaction of phonology and phonetics within linguistics. It welcomes joint phonological-phonetic ventures as well as initiatives from either discipline, as long as they are made with a view of the other. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction / Laura J. Downing Downing, Laura J., Annie Rialland Rialland, Annie 1

I Northern Africa

Intonation in the Thetogovela dialect of Mora / Sharon Rose Rose, Sharon, Page Piccinini Piccinini, Page 19

II Western Africa

Konni intonation / Michael Cahill Cahill, Michael 53

Tone and Intonation in Akan / Frank Kügler Kügler, Frank 89

Tone and intonation in Mambila / Bruce Connell Connell, Bruce 131

Aspects of the into nation a I phonology of Bàsàá / Emmanuel-Moselly Makasso Makasso, Emmanuel-Moselly, Fatima Hamlaoui Hamlaoui, Fatima, Seunghun J. Lee Lee, Seunghun J. 167

How intonations interact with tones in Embosi (Bantu C25), a two-tone language without down drift / Annie Rialland Rialland, Annie, Martial Embanga Aborobongui Aborobongui, Martial Embanga 195

III Eastern Africa

Chimlini intonation / Charles W. Kisseberth Kisseberth, Charles W. 225

Tone and intonation in Shingazidja / Cédric Patin Patin, Cédric 285

IV Eastern Central and Southern Africa

Intonation in Bemba / Nancy C. Kula Kula, Nancy C., Silke Hamann Hamann, Silke 323

Tone and intonation in Chichewa and Tumbuka / Laura J. Downing Downing, Laura J. 365

Sentence intonation in Tswana (Sotho-Tswana group) / Sabine Zerbian Zerbian, Sabine 393.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783110484793

311048479X

OCLC:

964459947

Publisher Number:

9783110484793