Tone in Yongning Na

Alexis Michaud

ISBN 10: 3946234682 / ISBN 13: 9783946234685

Edité par Language Science Press, Language Science Press Mai 2017, 2017

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Neuware -Yongning Na, also known as Mosuo, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Southwest China. This book provides a description and analysis of its tone system, progressing from lexical tones towards morphotonology. Tonal changes permeate numerous aspects of the morphosyntax of Yongning Na. They are not the product of a small set of phonological rules, but of a host of rules that are restricted to specific morphosyntactic contexts. Rich morphotonological systems have been reported in this area of Sino-Tibetan, but book-length descriptions remain few. This study of an endangered language contributes to a better understanding of the diversity of prosodic systems in East Asia.The analysis is based on original fieldwork data (made available online), collected over the course of ten years, commencing in 2006.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 612 pp. Englisch.

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• Titre: Tone in Yongning Na
• Éditeur: Language Science Press, Language Science Press Mai 2017
• Date de parution: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 3946234682
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9783946234685
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 240 L x 170 H x 38 P (en millimètres) 240 millimètres de largeur par 170 millimètres de hauteur par 38 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 1148 grammes

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Yongning Na, also known as Mosuo, is a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Southwest China. This book provides a description and analysis of its tone system, progressing from lexical tones towards morphotonology. Tonal changes permeate numerous aspects of the morphosyntax of Yongning Na. They are not the product of a small set of phonological rules, but of a host of rules that are restricted to specific morphosyntactic contexts. Rich morphotonological systems have been reported in this area of Sino-Tibetan, but book-length descriptions remain few. This study of an endangered language contributes to a better understanding of the diversity of prosodic systems in East Asia. The analysis is based on original fieldwork data (made available online), collected over the course of ten years, commencing in 2006.