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Aspects of the phonetic and phonological structure of the G/ui language [PDF]
, 2008 This study describes selected aspects of the phonetic and phonological structure of the G|ui language, a poorly documented endangered Khoe (Central Khoisan) language spoken in Botwana.
Nakagawa, Hiroshi
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The conjoint/disjoint alternation and phonological phrasing in Bemba [PDF]
, 2016 1. Introduction Bemba is renowned as an example of a language with an extensive conjoint-disjoint alternation following earlier work in Sharman and Meeussen (1955) and Sharman (1956). The alternation is understood as the expression of complementary pairs
Kula, NC
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Bibliographie des langues du Gabon revisitée [PDF]
, 2000 Cet article fait l'inventaire des travaux récents sur les langues du Gabon. Il prend en compte les publications ou les monographies qui sont parues depuis les années 84-85. Cette bibliographie constitue ainsi une mise à jour de la contribution de Hombert
Mvé, Pither Medjo
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Toward a comprehensive framework for tonal analysis: Yangru tone in Southern Min
Open LinguisticsThis study establishes a comprehensive framework for analyzing tone as an important but complex mechanism in East and Southeast Asian tonal languages.
Huang Yishan
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Tone and intonation: introductory notes and practical recommendations [PDF]
, 2015 International audienceThe present article aims to propose a simple introduction to the topics of (i) lexical tone, (ii) intonation, and (iii) tone-intonation interactions, with practical recommendations for students.
Michaud, Alexis, Vaissière, Jacqueline
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Pitch Reset in Akan Subordinate Clauses
Nordic Journal of African StudiesThis study explores how lexical tone interacts with intonation in Akan, focusing on pitch reset as a prosodic cue in complex declaratives. Pitch reset – an upward shift in fundamental frequency (f0) following declination – has been documented in various
Olivia Serwaa Oppong +2 more
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Studying Tonal Complexity, with a special reference to Mande languages [PDF]
, 2014 Linguists tend to believe that total complexity of human languages is invariable. In order to test this hypothesis empirically, we need to calculate the complexity in different domains of language structure: phonology, morphology, syntax, etc.
Konoshenko, Maria
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Dschang syllable structure [PDF]
, 1999 The syllable structure of Dschang is interesting for a variety of reasons. Most notable is the aspiration which can appear on most consonant types, including voiced stops. I shall argue that aspiration is best viewed as moraic, contributing to the weight
Bird, Steven
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Intonational Features of Local and Global Discourse Structure [PDF]
, 1992 We present results of a study of the relationship between intonational features including pitch range, timing, and amplitude and aspects of discourse structure defined in terms of Grosz and Sidner's (1986) model of discourse.
Grosz, Barbara, Hirschberg, Julia
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A sketch of Lower Nyole tone [PDF]
, 2017 This paper presents an overview of the tone system of Lower Nyole (LN), a moribund and previously unrecognized variety of Nyole (JE35) spoken in southern Busoga.
de Schryver, Gilles-Maurice +3 more
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