Tone Systems in African Languages

Edited by: Rose-Juliet Anyanwu. With a preface by: Rose-Juliet Anyanwu. With contributions by: Khalil Alio, Rose-Juliet Anyanwu, Abdourahmane Diallo, Herrmann Jungraithmayr, Bernhard Köhler, Antje Meißner, David Roberts, Eno-Abasi E. Urua.

Series: FAB Frankfurt African Studies Bulletin Year 2005, Volume 17

2007
198 pp.
1 map, 6 colour spectrograms, 7 b/w spectrograms, numerous tables and charts
Text language(s): English
Format: 160 x 240 mm
410 g
Paperback
€ 39.80

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CONTENTS

Rose-Juliet Anyanwu:
Preface

Rose-Juliet Anyanwu:
Tones in Jukunoid languages

Rose-Juliet Anyanwu / Khalil Alio:
The functions of the morphosyntactic tone in Bidiya

Rose-Juliet Anyanwu / Abdourahmane Diallo:
Rhythmic units and stress / word accent mobility in Fula

Rose-Juliet Anyanwu / Bernhard Köhler:
A survey of Northern Khoisan tonology

Herrmann Jungraithmayr:
Tonal cases in Mushere

Antje Meißner:
Some remarks on nominal tone in Maa

David Roberts:
The variable status of nasals as tone bearing units in Kabiyè

Eno-Abasi Urua:
The tones of Iko

Following the links below you will find further analyses of African tone languages and monographs published by the volume editor:

Accompanying material:

• Stress and Tone – The African Experience (ISBN 978-3-89645-017-3)

Cross-reference:

• Reference Grammar of Yukuben (Jukunoid, Nigeria) (ISBN 978-3-89645-473-7)
• Tense, Aspect, and Mood in Benue-Congo Languages (ISBN 978-3-89645-470-6)
• Transitivity in African Languages (ISBN 978-3-89645-726-4)

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