| Tone Tone Contributor(s): Yip, Moira (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521774454 ISBN-13: 9780521774451 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $62.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2002 Annotation: The sounds of language can be divided into consonants, vowels, and tones--the use of pitch to convey 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Phonetics & Phonology |
| Dewey: 414.6 |
| LCCN: 2002073726 |
| Series: Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.52" W x 9.08" (1.26 lbs) 376 pages |