The Effects of Duration and Sonority on Countour Tone Distribution: A Typological Survey and Formal Analysis
Author:   Jie Zhang ,  Laurence R. Horn
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415941563


Pages:   294
Publication Date:   02 August 2002
Format:   Hardback
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The Effects of Duration and Sonority on Countour Tone Distribution: A Typological Survey and Formal Analysis


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This book presents a detailed and enlightening examination of the effects of duration and sonority on the patterns of positional restriction of contour tones. Through a typological survey and analysis of 187 genetically diverse languages the author challenges the theoretical standpoint from which the problem has been traditionally addressed, and adds to the growing amount of data, which places the dichotomy between phonology and phonetics into question. The results of this rigorous investigation are, the author argues, inexpressible in traditional phonology and requires an innovative collapsing of the older model's operative distinction. This new theoretical model allows the author to provide a hitherto unavailable accounting of contour tones, but also represents a major theoretical contribution in its own right.

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Author:   Jie Zhang ,  Laurence R. Horn
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.700kg
ISBN:  

9780415941563


ISBN 10:   0415941563
Pages:   294
Publication Date:   02 August 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments, 1 Background, 2 The Phonetics of Contour Tones, 3 Empirical Predictions of Different Approaches, 4 The Role of Contrast-Specific Phonetics in Contour Tone Distribution: A Survey, 5 The Role of Language-Specific Phonetics in Contour Tone Distribution: Instrumental Studies, 6 Against Structure-Only Alternatives, 7 A Phonetically-Driven Optimality-Theoretic Approach, 8 Case Studies, 9 Conclusion, Appendix: Data Sources for Languages in the Survey, References, Index

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