More on the representation of contour tones
in LTBA IV.I Candour and Fromkin (1978, cf Candour 1975) draw attention to an alternation of tone in the Tai dialect of Lue (Li 1964) which may provide crucial evidence in favor of the representation of contour tones as indivisible units rather than as sequences of level tones. They propose that the...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1786792024-07-03T05:45:29Z More on the representation of contour tones Maddieson, Ian University of California, Los Angeles Arts and Humanities in LTBA IV.I Candour and Fromkin (1978, cf Candour 1975) draw attention to an alternation of tone in the Tai dialect of Lue (Li 1964) which may provide crucial evidence in favor of the representation of contour tones as indivisible units rather than as sequences of level tones. They propose that the analysis of this alternation is both simpler and more insightful if unit-contour features are posited. The advantages they claim for their solution are open to question. Published version 2024-07-03T05:45:29Z 2024-07-03T05:45:29Z 1979 Journal Article Maddieson, I. (1979). More on the representation of contour tones. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 4(2), 7-10. https://dx.doi.org/10.32655/LTBA.4.2.02 0731-3500 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/178679 10.32655/LTBA.4.2.02 2 4 7 10 en Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area © 1979 The Editor(s). All rights reserved. application/pdf |
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in LTBA IV.I Candour and Fromkin (1978, cf Candour 1975) draw attention to an alternation of tone in the Tai dialect of Lue (Li 1964) which may provide crucial evidence in favor of the representation of contour tones as indivisible units rather than as sequences of level tones. They propose that the analysis of this alternation is both simpler and more insightful if unit-contour features are posited. The advantages they claim for their solution are open to question. |
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