Tonal change and neutralization /

Tonal change and neutralization / edited by Haruo Kubozono, Mikio Giriko. - 1 online resource (392 pages). - Phonology and phonetics, volume 27 1861-4191 ; . - Phonology and phonetics ; 27. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Haruo Kubozono and Mikio Giriko -- Tonal neutralization -- Tonal change -- Contents.

"This is the first book on tonal change and neutralization. It covers a wide range of tone and pitch-accent languages in Asia, Africa and Europe, with a main focus on Japanese and Chinese dialects many of which are now endangered. In addition to presenting unpublished data, the book provides novel typological analyses of tone and neutralization"--

9783110567502


Tone (Phonetics)
Intonation (Phonetics)
Japanese language--Dialects--Phonetics.
Chinese language--Dialects--Phonetics.


Electronic books.

P223 / .T56 2018

414/.6