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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783168203321

Autore

Chen Matthew Y.

Titolo

Tone Sandhi : patterns across Chinese dialects / / Matthew Y. Chen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-107-11753-4

1-280-42069-3

0-511-17563-9

0-511-04053-9

0-511-15611-1

0-511-32908-3

0-511-48636-7

0-511-04830-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 554 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in linguistics ; ; 92

Disciplina

495.1/16

Soggetti

Chinese language - Tone

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-522).

Nota di contenuto

1. Setting the stage -- 2. Tonal representation and tonal processes -- 3. Directionality and interacting sandhi processes I -- 4. Directionality and interacting sandhi processes II -- 5. From base tones to sandhi forms: a constraint-based analysis -- 6. From tone to accent -- 7. Stress-foot as sandhi domain I -- 8. Stress-foot as sandhi domain II -- 9. Minimal rhythmic unit as obligatory sandhi domain -- 10. Phonological phrase as a sandhi domain -- 11. From tone to intonation -- Bibliographical appendix: Tone sandhi across Chinese dialects.

Sommario/riassunto

Matthew Chen's study, first published in 2000, offers a most comprehensive analysis of the rich and complex patterns of tone used in Chinese languages. Chinese has a wide repertoire of tones which undergo often surprising changes when they are connected in speech flow. The term tone sandhi refers to this tonal alternation. Chen examines tone sandhi phenomena in detail across a variety of Chinese dialects. He explores a range of important theoretical issues such as the nature of tonal representation, the relation of tone to accent, the



prosodic domain of sandhi rules, and the interface between syntax and phonology. His book is the culmination of a ten-year research project and offers a wealth of empirical data not previously accessible to linguists. Extensive references and a bibliography on tone sandhi complete this invaluable resource which will be welcomed as a standard reference on Chinese tone.