Segmental Structure and Tone

Published by De Gruyter 2017

Segmental Structure and Tone

Edited by: Wolfgang Kehrein, Björn Köhnlein, Paul Boersma and Marc van Oostendorp

Volume 552 in the series Linguistische Arbeiten

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110341263

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About this book

This volume seeks to reevaluate the nature of tone-segment interactions in phonology. The contributions address, among other things, the following basic questions: what tone-segment interactions exist, and how can the facts be incorporated into phonological theory? Are interactions between tones and vowel quality really universally absent? What types of tone-consonant interactions do we find across languages? What is the relation between diachrony and synchrony in relevant processes?
The contributions discuss data from various types of languages where tonal information plays a lexically distinctive role, from ‘pure’ tone languages to so-called tone accent systems, where the occurrence of contrastive tonal melodies is restricted to stressed syllables. The volume has an empirical emphasis on Franconian dialects in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, but also discusses languages as diverse as Slovenian, Livonian, Fuzhou Chinese, and Xhosa.

Author information

Paul Boersma and Wolfgang Kehrein, University of Amsterdam; Björn Köhnlein and Marc Oostendorp, University of Leiden.

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Introduction Björn Köhnlein and Marc van Oostendorp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Interactions of tone and ATR in Slovenian Michael Becker and Peter Jurgec Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
The history of the Franconian tone contrast Paul Boersma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Tones and vowels in Fuzhou revisited Cathryn Donohue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Grounding Nguni depressor effects Laura J. Downing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
There’s no tone in Cologne: against tone-segment interactions in Franconian Wolfgang Kehrein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Livonian stød Paul Kiparsky Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Synchronic alternations between monophthongs and diphthongs in Franconian tone accent dialects: a metrical approach Björn Köhnlein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Tone, final devoicing, and assimilation in Moresnet Marc van Oostendorp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Subject index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
Language index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	257

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Linguists, Institutes, Libraries
Pages
- Front matter: 6
- Main content: 258
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 22
- Tables: 44
Keywords: Phonology; Prosody; Tone

eBook

Published: December 18, 2017
ISBN: 9783110341263

Hardcover

Published: December 18, 2017
ISBN: 9783110341096