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The Structure of Tone Zhiming Bao (Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore)

The Structure of Tone By Zhiming Bao (Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore)

Summary

Bao presents a theory of tone which supports the typological distinction between African-type tone languages and Asian-type tone languages. He argues for a novel structure of tone, and supports it with data from Chinese dialects and other Asian languages. It will be of interest to phonologists and linguists interested in Chinese.

The Structure of Tone Summary

The Structure of Tone by Zhiming Bao (Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore)

Bao presents a theory of tone which supports the typological distinction between African-type tone languages and Asian-type tone languages. He argues for a novel structure of tone, and supports it with data from Chinese dialects and other Asian languages.

The Structure of Tone Reviews

Finally a book all about tone!...Bao's survey of the development of tone theory is excellent, and is an excellent educational resource on the topic...This book could be a stepping stone to further developments for a tonal theory that is truly universal. * Notes on Linguistics *

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NPB9780195118803
9780195118803
0195118804
The Structure of Tone by Zhiming Bao (Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, Senior Lecturer, Department of English Language and Literature, National University of Singapore)
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Hardback
Oxford University Press Inc
1999-05-27
264
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