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The Interaction of Tone with Voicing and Foot Structure
Mary D. Pearce
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Paperback. Investigates the topics of tone, vowel harmony, and metrical structure, with special reference to Kera, a Chadic language spoken in Chad and Cameroon. Drawing on a decade of experience living and working with the Kera, the author looks at the phonetics and phonology to examine how tone interacts with the vowel quality and rhythm of the language. Series: Stanford Monographs in African Languages. Num Pages: 440 pages. BIC Classification: 2CX; CFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 154 x 22. Weight in Grams: 586.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Centre for the Study of Language & Information United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
Series
Stanford Monographs in African Languages
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
Stanford, United States
ISBN
9781575866086
SKU
V9781575866086
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About Mary D. Pearce
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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