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The structure of tone / Zhiming Bao.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bao, Zhiming, 1957- author.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Chinese language--Tone.
Chinese language.
Tone (Phonetics).
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 252 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Bao presents a theory of tone which supports the typological distinction between African-type tone languages and Asian-type tone languages. He argues for a novel structure of tone, and supports it with data from Chinese dialects and other Asian languages.
Contents:
Contents; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Theories of Tone: A Survey; Chapter Three: The Representation of Tone; Chapter Four: The Autosegmental Nature of Tone; Chapter Five: Tone in Phonological Representation; Chapter Six: The Mid Tone; Chapter Seven: Epilogue; Notes; Appendix; References; Index
Notes:
Previously issued in print: 1999.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
ISBN:
0-19-772267-9
1-280-76164-4
0-19-535332-3
OCLC:
252642691

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