The Interaction of Tone with Voicing and Foot Structure: Evidence from Kera Phonetics and Phonology
Author:   Mary D. Pearce
Publisher:   Centre for the Study of Language & Information
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9781575866086


Pages:   440
Publication Date:   15 November 2011
Format:   Paperback
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The Interaction of Tone with Voicing and Foot Structure: Evidence from Kera Phonetics and Phonology


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This book investigates the topics of tone, vowel harmony, and metrical structure, with special reference to Kera, a Chadic language spoken in Chad and Cameroon. Kera is a tone language where a change in the pitch of the word can make a difference to its meaning. Drawing on a decade of experience living and working with the Kera, Mary D. Pearce looks at both the phonetics and phonology to examine how tone interacts with the vowel quality and rhythm of the language. The implications arising from this research are relevant for phonologists and Africanists far beyond the boundaries of Chad and should be useful to anyone working on languages with interesting tonal and rhythmic properties.

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Author:   Mary D. Pearce
Publisher:   Centre for the Study of Language & Information
Imprint:   Centre for the Study of Language & Information
Dimensions:   Width: 1.50cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 2.30cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9781575866086


ISBN 10:   1575866080
Pages:   440
Publication Date:   15 November 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Mary D. Pearce is currently a linguistic consultant for Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) in Chad. She also teaches at the Universite de N'djamena in Chad and is affiliated with SIL International and with University College London.

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