Abstract: Bao presents a theory of tone which supports the typological distinction between African-type tone languages and Asian-type tone languages. He argues for a novel structure of tone, and supports it with data from Chinese dialects and other Asian languages.
Publication Year: 1999
Publication Date: 1999-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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