Tone Sandhi: Patterns Across Chinese Dialects

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Linguistics Series)

by Matthew Y. Chen

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521033403

ISBN13:9780521033404

Release Date:February 2007

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:576 Pages

Weight:1.84 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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