1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910464515003321

Autore

Zhang Jie <1971->

Titolo

The effects of duration and sonority on contour tone distribution : a typological survey and formal analysis / / Jie Zhang

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-315-02413-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Collana

Outstanding dissertations in linguistics

Disciplina

414/.6

Soggetti

Grammar, Comparative and general - Phonology

Tone (Phonetics)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 2002 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-276) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Original Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Background; 1.1 Two Examples of Contour Tone Distribution; 1.1.1 Contour Tones on Long Vowels Only; 1.1.2 Contour Tones on Stressed Syllables Only; 1.2 Questions Raised by the Examples; 1.3 How This Work Evaluates The Different Predictions; 1.3.1 A Survey of Contour Tone Distribution; 1.3.2 Instrumental Case Studies; 1.4 Putting Contour Tone Distribution in a Bigger Picture; 1.4.1 Phonetically-Driven Phonology; 1.4.2 Positional Prominence

1.4.3 Competing Approaches to Positional Prominence1.5 Outline; 2 The Phonetics of Contour Tones; 2.1 Overview; 2.2 The Importance of Sonority for Contour Tone Bearing; 2.3 The Importance of Duration for Contour Tone Bearing; 2.4 The Irrelevance of Onsets to Contour Tone Bearing; 2.5 Local Conclusion; 3 Empirical Predictions of Different Approaches; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 Defining CONTOUR and Tonal Complexity; 3.3 Phonological Factors That Influence Duration and Sonority of the Rime; 3.4 Predictions of Contour Tone Distribution by Different Approaches; 3.4.1 The Direct Approach

3.4.2 Contrast-Specific Positional Markedness3.4.3 General-Purpose Positional Markedness; 3.4.4 The Moraic Approach; 3.5 Local Conclusion; 4 The Role of Contrast-Specific Phonetics in Contour Tone Distribution: A Survey; 4.1 Overview of the Survey; 4.2 Segmental



Composition; 4.2.1 General Observations; 4.2.2 Example Languages; 4.2.3 Local Conclusion: Segmental Effects; 4.3 Stress; 4.3.1 General Observations; 4.3.2 Example Languages; 4.3.3 Local Conclusion: Stress Effects; 4.4 Prosodic-Final Position; 4.4.1 General Observations; 4.4.2 Example Languages; 4.4.3 Local Conclusion: Final Effects

4.5 Number of Syllables in the Word4.5.1 General Observations; 4.5.2 Example Languages; 4.5.3 Local Conclusion: Syllable Count Effects; 4.6 Other Distributional Properties and Exceptions; 4.6.1 Other Distributional Properties; 4.6.2 Durational Factors Not Reflected in the Contour Tone Survey; 4.6.3 Languages with No Clearly Documented Contour Tone Restrictions; 4.6.4 Exceptions; 4.7 Interim Conclusion; 4.8 Prospectus; 5 The Role of Language-Specific Phonetics in Contour Tone Distribution: Instrumental Studies; 5.1 Identifying Relevant Languages; 5.2 Instrumental Studies; 5.2.1 Xhosa

5.2.2 Beijing Chinese5.2.3 Standard Thai; 5.2.4 Cantonese; 5.2.5 Navajo; 5.2.6 Somali; 5.3 Lama and Konni; 5.4 General Discussion; 6 Against Structure-Only Alternatives; 6.1 The Moraic Approach; 6.1.1 The Roles of the Mora in Phonology; 6.1.2 Advantages of Prosodic-Final Syllables and Syllables in Shorter Words; 6.1.3 Levels of Distinction; 6.1.4 Differences among Tones with the Same Number of Pitch Targets; 6.1.5 The Size of Tonal Inventory of Different Syllable Types; 6.1.6 Moraic Inconsistency; 6.1.7 Indirect Evidence: Diphthong Distribution; 6.1.8 Local Conclusion

6.2 The Melody Mapping Approach

Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996394306903316

Autore

Brice Thomas <d. 1570.>

Titolo

Against filthy writing, and such like delighting [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Imprinted at London, : By Iohn Alde for Edmond Halley and are to be solde in Lumbard strete at the signe of the Egle, [1562]

Descrizione fisica

1 sheet ([1] p.)

Soggetti

Pornography

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Signed: Thomas Brice.

Verse - "What meane the rimes that run thus large in euery shop to sell?".

Publication date from STC.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0113



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786400703321

Autore

Lipinski Tomas A. <1958->

Titolo

The librarian's legal companion for licensing information resources and services [[electronic resource] /] / Tomas A. Lipinski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, Ill., : Neal-Schuman, c2013

ISBN

1-55570-919-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (762 p.)

Collana

Legal advisor for librarians, educators & information professionals ; ; no. 4

Disciplina

346.7304/82

Soggetti

Copyright licenses - United States

Librarians - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: BEFORE YOU READ THE LICENSE: ESSENTIAL BACKGROUND CONCEPTS; Chapter 1: THE INFORMATION ACQUISITION LANDSCAPE TODAY; Chapter 2: BASIC CONTRACT LAW CONCEPTS; Chapter 2: CONTRACT FORMATION AND ENFORCEABILITY; Chapter 4: BROADER LEGAL AND POLICY ISSUES IN LICENSING; PART II: THE RANGE AND NATURE OF INFORMATION RESOURCE LICENSES THAT LIBRARIES ENCOUNTER; Chapter 5: ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN GLOBAL AND NATIONAL COMMERCE ACT AND THE UNIFORM ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS ACT; Chapter 6: NEGOTIATED AND NON-NEGOTIATED LICENSES

Chapter 7: SHRINK-WRAP, CLICK-WRAP, AND BROWSE-WRAP LICENSES Chapter 8: END USER LICENSE AGREEMENTS (WEBSITES); Chapter 9: GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSES, OPEN SOURCE AGREEMENTS, AND CREATIVE COMMONS AGREEMENTS; Chapter 10: BASIC MUSIC AND MEDIA LICENSES; Chapter 11: THE UNIFORM COMPUTER INFORMATION TRANSACTIONS ACT; Chapter 12: THE DEVELOPING LAW OF IMPLIED LICENSES; Chapter 13: THE FUTURE LOOK OF LICENSES; PART III: A LICENSING REFERENCE TOOLKIT FOR EVERYDAY USE; Chapter 14: A BASIC LICENSING GLOSSARY; Chapter 15: FOUR COMMON LIBRARY LICENSES DECONSTRUCTED

Chapter 16: TWENTY SAMPLE KEY CLAUSES TO LOOK FOR IN CONTENT LICENSESChapter 17: LOOK BEFORE YOU LICENSE: 126 QUESTIONS AND



ANSWERS FOR EVALUATING LICENSES; Case Index; Subject Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

You'll save time, money, and unnecessary stress by putting the law on your side with this all-in-one guide to buying and licensing agreements.