Phonological Tone by Lian-Hee Wee - 9781107125728

Name: Phonological Tone by Lian-Hee Wee - 9781107125728
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Phonological ToneAuthor(s): Lian-Hee Wee\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781107125728, 978-1107125728\nSynopsis\nFrom the physiology and acoustics to their patterning across human languages, tone is one of the fundamental constructs in human languages that is also among the hardest to apprehend. Drawing upon a large number of languages around the world, this volume explores the concept of tone starting from its physical properties of articulation and acoustics to its manifestation in phonology. Designed as a comprehensive study accessible to the novice and useful for the expert, each chapter covers a particular aspect of tone in increasing depth and complexity, weaving together key concepts and theories that provide complementing or competing accounts of tone's phonological intricacies. In the process, one uncovers the underlying laws and principles that inform today's understanding of the subjec.