| Aspects of Zaiwa Prosody: An Autosegmental Account Contributor(s): Wannemacher, Mark W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1556710542 ISBN-13: 9781556710544 Publisher: Sil International, Global Publishing OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| LCCN: 98060951 |
| Series: Summer Institute of Linguistics and the University of Texas |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6" W x 9" (0.52 lbs) 170 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The purpose of this study is to provide a generative and autosegmental phonological analysis of the Zaiwa language with emphasis on prosodic components. This is a preliminary phonology of Zaiwa with a relatively complete treatment of all phonological aspects, concentrating on suprasegmental components. The generative/autosegmental framework employed incorporates feature geometry in a manner that provides a view of the interaction of segmentals and suprasegmentals. In particular, the interaction of voice quality, tone, and consonantal features are presented using feature geometry and underspecification in order to differentiate lexical tone from derived tone. It is the author's goal to provide a basis for understanding the processes occurring in Zaiwa phonology and provide helpful insights in understanding similar processes in other Tibeto-Burman languages. |