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Tone and accent in Oklahoma Cherokee / Hiroto Uchihara. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Uchihara, Hiroto, author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies of endangered languages.
- Oxford studies of endangered languages
- Language:
- Cherokee
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cherokee language--Intonation.
- Cherokee language.
- Cherokee language--Accents and accentuation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- Text in English and Cherokee.
- Summary:
- This text examines the tone and accent of Oklahoma Cherokee, in which 6 possible pitch patterns can occur on a syllable: low, high, low-high, high-low, lowfall, and superhigh. It investigates the distribution and source of these patterns, the principles that determine their positions, and the nature of tonal alternations.
- Notes:
- This edition previously issued in print: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on April 25, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-180239-5
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